Meet Susan Kaplan
About Susan
Susan Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Sustainable Futures Consulting, LLC, a firm that advises multigenerational families, family offices, and boards to align with a net-positive relationship to nature.
She is called the nature ambassador and an environmental legacy advisor who guides families who want environmental stewardship woven into the fabric of their legacy—not as a philanthropic afterthought, but as a core expression of who they are and what they want to leave behind.
Her gift is connecting people and their ideas across sectors, disciplines, generations, and lasting impact. She draws on a rare breadth of experience—spanning corporate sustainability, renewable energy, public policy, healthcare, and higher education—to help leaders see their environmental footprint whole, and act with coherence and accountability.
Susan holds an MBA and is a Certified Circular Economist. She is a champion for democracy, humanity, nature, family, and community—and believes we have everything we need to thrive on this planet, if we choose to honor it.
Q&A
Why do you believe people need to hear your talk? Every single person has an opportunity to enjoy and protect what you most care about in nature.
What are 3 words you would use to describe your talk? Stewardship, legacy, and forests
What made you want to be a part of TEDxAM? I believe that my ancestors, including my mother, grandparents, and great-grandparents, who grew up in Manchester, would be proud about our natural legacy.
What do you hope audiences take away after hearing your talk? I hope that people will look around and listen to the energy of the soil, the smell of rain, and the power of the sun so that we are aligned with things that we love and need to protect.
If you had to pick a song that encompasses your talk, what would it be? Aretha Franklin, “Respect”
This or That
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Early bird or night owl? Both
Favorite New Hampshire spot? Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club in Andover, New Hampshire, is a multigenerational home.
One word to describe TEDxAM? Thrilling
Mountains, lakes, or seacoast? Mountains
