The Utne Institute, Inc. | Founder, Community Earth Councils | Minneapolis MN United States
I'm "pathologically entrepreneurial." I have started many enterprises, including the Tarrytown School for Entrepreneurs, in 1975. Some of the initiatives have been for profit and others not-for-profit. The best known is the Utne Reader, which, since 1984, has been about "not what's breaking down, but what's breaking through."
The moss, lichen, and "pin cushion" cactus covered rocks on the ancient rim of the St. Croix River, not far from Taylor's Falls, Minnesota. Eagles roost here, deer graze, and the views in all directions are similar to how they looked 500 and 5000 years ago.
I want to help both young and old find their unique gifts and give them to the world.
Eric Utne is an entrepreneur, publisher, and educator. In 1984, he founded Utne Reader, of which he was editor and publisher for many years. In 1999 he stepped away from the magazine. He was the 7th & 8th grade class teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School in Minneapolis from 2000-2002. He has a B.E.D. (Environmental Design) from the University of Minnesota. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the U of M’s Center for Spirituality & Healing. He is the President of the Board of Trustees of Sunbridge College, a Masters Degree-granting Waldorf teacher-training college, based in Spring Valley, New York. In November 2006 he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. Eric gives public talks on numerous subjects, including responsible business, entrepreneurship, educational reform, journalism, and community building. He’s been a featured guest on programs such as CBS' “America Tonight” with Charles Kurault and Leslie Stahl. Father of four sons, he lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
