Conor Hartman is President of Circ, Inc., a textile-to-textile recycling company working to “power the clean closet” by turning hard-to-recycle blended textiles back into materials that can be made into new fibers and fabrics. A lifelong angler and outdoorsman, his time on the water and in wild places has shaped his commitment to protecting the natural world and advancing human well-being. Earlier in his career, he worked with The Carter Center and the Clinton Global Initiative, experiences that deepened his focus on practical, scalable solutions to global challenges. He earned his BA in History from Duke University and his MBA from UNC–Chapel.