From Inc: When Jeffrey Ihnen was growing up on a farm in Minnesota, the country faced a reckoning in the form of the 1973 oil crisis. That event marked an early inflection point for the U.S. and its shift toward energy conservation, and for Ihnen, it was the beginning of a lifelong interest in sustainability.
This Navy Veteran Grew Up With Sustainability in Mind. Now He’s CEO.
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