Robert P. Stiller
Founder Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
Mr. Bob Stiller is a serial entrepreneur and renowned philanthropist with a track record of starting and building businesses across multiple sectors and industries. The commonality between these enterprises are transformational visions as well as missions rooted in corporate social responsibility. Mr. Stiller founded, transformed and invested in several successful companies while simultaneously supporting numerous charities focused on early childhood education, building capacity in people and other wide-ranging areas of interest.
Mr. Stiller founded Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., (GMCR) serving as its Chief Executive Officer and President from 1981 to 2007 and remained Chairman of the board until 2014. With his leadership GMCR became a multi-billion-dollar company, introducing the innovative Keurig machine which redefined coffee brewing and consumption. In 2009, GMCR was the number one performing stock of the decade on Nasdaq. The Company was ranked number one in consecutive years on the list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens by CRO magazine. Among many efforts, GMCR became the largest supplier of Fair Trade coffee in the world. Mr. Stiller continues to model a commitment to corporate responsibility, public service and philanthropy through the Stiller Family Foundation.