Jason A. Wilhelm was Earthmind’s second intern and joined us from January to May 2009. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University in May with his Bachelors Degree in Business Management. With a passion for business and environmentalism, Jason hopes to take his career to Chicago and do his part to better the world we live in.

During his internship, Jason's main tasks included:

• Building a research library for the IUCN/Shell Building Biodiversity Business report
• Development of a worksite on the linkages between employment policy and trade policy
• Attendence of meetings and reporting back on topics related to economics and biodiversity
• Support to developing a business plan for an online sustainability institute