Debbie Levin

CEO

Debbie Levin, CEO of EMA, has been singular in harnessing the power of the media and entertainment communities to pioneer a high-impact model of social activism since taking over the organization in 2000. Debbie has her pulse on the millennial generation and is known as the consummate connector within the global celebrity world, the corporate world, and the sustainability communities. She authentically embodies the iconic persona and voice, clearly embracing and educating the sustainable lifestyle. She utilizes storytelling and message development to drive awareness into action and solutions. Over her 26 years as CEO of EMA, she has expanded the organization to serve as a leading tool to connect industries, brands, influencers, and entrepreneurs in order to collaborate, advocate, and drive action, empowering individuals and the corporate world. Beginning in 2001, Debbie was instrumental in working with Toyota North America to launch the iconic Prius, making it the “It” car for Hollywood. In 2003, she saw a gap in sustainable practices on sets and created what is now the global standard for green production, the EMA Green Seal. EMA is dedicated to promoting environmental progress and innovations through celebrity role modeling, campaign work, year-round programs, and large-scale annual events. Honors include: 2014 UN First Ladies Fashion 4 Development Eco, 2018 The Chilean Recyclápolis International Environmental Award, 2023 ThinkWatts Foundation Award, 2024 The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Changemaker Award, and in 2025 at the 17th edition of  Marateale Premio Internationale Basitlicata, Debbie Levin was honored with the Environmental Hero Award. Board Member: Climate Cardinals Advisory Board, Regeneration VC Board.

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Robyn O’Brien

COO

Robyn O’Brien is on Forbes’ Impact 50 List for her work at the intersection of agriculture, food, finance and climate. She is a bestselling author of the award-winning book, The Unhealthy Truth, How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It (Random House 2009), and her 2011 TEDx exposing the “dirty secret” of GMOs and dangerous chemicals in our food system. Her Talk has been viewed by millions, translated into dozens of languages and used to influence policy at the state, national and global levels. Her second book, Seeding Innovation, The Path to Profit and Purpose in the 21st Century, was published by Wiley Publishing in April 2024, and received advance praise from Paul Hawken, Ken Cook, Darin Olien, Rose Marcario, Katherine Center and others.

Robyn is a market and movement maker, from her early work advocating for individuals with food allergies, to her courageous work leading the call for GMO labeling at the state, national and global level, to her work building and financing the regenerative, organic movements. 

Robyn is an Executive Producer, along with Jason Momoa, Laura Dern, Rosario Dawson, CEO of EMA, Debbie Levin and others of the award-winning documentary, Common Ground, about restoring integrity to our food system. She is a trusted, consistent and steady voice in the media, documentaries and other projects advocating for the safety of families. She was an early and critical voice in the call for transparency in our food system and for stronger food labeling. She co-created “The Mother’s Pledge: Conceal or Reveal,” a campaign launched with Debbie Levin and the Environmental Media Association and was joined by Teri Hatcher, Molly Sims, Sharon Osbourne and other mothers calling for transparency in food labeling.  Robyn was honored at the 2016 Environmental Media Awards, along with Shailene Woodley, Jaden Smith and others.

She is on the Board of the Center for Ethics and Sustainable Responsibility at the Leeds Business School at the University of Colorado, a Board Member for the Regenerative Organic Alliance and One Green Thing, an advisor to Trailhead Capital, and founder of rePlant Capital, a financial services firm scaling agricultural and climate solutions. She was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Montcalm Capital, an impact investment firm, and she founded the AllergyKids Foundation, an organization that brought early and much needed awareness to the impact our food system is having on the health of our children. Her work in the capital markets began in 1997 at Invesco where she was on a team that managed $20 billion in assets, including the top performing hedge fund at the company, and was instructed to cover the food industry which changed her life. 

She is an adjunct professor at Rice University’s Jones School of Business where she teaches a course on innovation and entrepreneurship, a co-founder of the conference, Women Transforming Food and Finance, focused on equity and inclusion, and most importantly, she is the mother of four incredible children.

Asher Levin

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

With over 20 years of experience in entertainment and NGO’s, Levin has steered multiple films as a director, writer and producer, co-founded powerhouse digital media content studio, BRAT, created hit shows for Snap, Facebook Watch and Studio71’s hit podcast “the Shadow Diaries” and worked on campaigns and branded content for Toyota, H&M, YouTube and many more.

Along with production, Levin has worked in the non-profit space for two decades creating campaigns and branded content for The Sierra Club, World Wild Life Fund, The Wilderness Society, BOLD Nebraska, League of Conservation Voters and many more.

Working as Creative Director at The Environmental Media Association, Levin has helped steer all content and marketing as well as produce annual events, IMPACT (a two day business summit), and the thirty year old, iconic, Environmental Media Awards.

Levin prides his success on diverse projects, strong relationships and creative collaborations with well known on-screen talent.

Why is it so important to model an eco-conscious lifestyle? Actors, musicians and athletes have a huge opportunity to take advantage of their lives in the media fishbowl. They can send out a powerful message to their fans by carrying a reusable bag or driving a hybrid car or talking about what they do in their daily lives to protect the planet.