Kris Tompkins
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Kristine "Kris" Tompkins is an American conservationist. Tompkins is the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and was CEO of Patagonia for 20 years, leaving the company in 1993.
Tompkins in 2015
Yvon Chouinard
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Yvon Chouinard is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and businessman. His company, Patagonia, sells outdoor products, outerwear, and food. He was named one of the 100 most influential people
Kris Tompkins
…She later studied at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, where she competed in ski-racing. In 1973, Tompkins returned to California and began working for Yvon Chouinard, assisting him in transforming his small piton business into Patagonia, Inc., eventually becoming the company's first CEO, a position she held until…
Chouinard in 1972, photo by Tom Frost
Chouinard in 1975