Gary Cuneen is the Founder and Executive Director of Seven Generations Ahead (SGA), a non-profit organization formed in 2001 with the mission of promoting ecologically sustainable and healthy communities in the Chicago area and Midwest.

Gary designs and manages SGA’s initiatives, while consulting directly with municipal, business, and community decision-makers to facilitate sustainability planning and implementation. Prior to founding SGA, Gary was the principal of his organizational development and leadership firm, which worked with top-level government, judicial, human rights, and university leaders from Guatemala and El Salvador, and with Chicago area corporations and public sector institutions. His interests outside of work include wilderness travel, backpacking, canoeing, fishing, cooking, gardening and woodworking. One of Gary’s favorite places in nature to explore is the state of Alaska.