Bertrand Piccard

Psychiatrist and explorer Bertrand Piccard made history by accomplishing two aeronautical firsts — flying around the world nonstop in a balloon and, more recently, in a solar-powered airplane without fuel. A leading voice for considering the environment through the lens of qualitative economic growth, his Solar Impulse Foundation has succeeded in its most recent mission of identifying 1,000 profitable solutions to protect the environment and improve quality of life.