# Jason Kibbey

> Jason Kibbey is a sustainability entrepreneur and climate educator at UC Berkeley. He co-founded PACT Apparel, led the Sustainable Apparel Coalition as its founding CEO, and was the founding CEO of Higg Co., which became Worldly. His work connects consumer-goods production, shared environmental measurement and the practical implementation of climate solutions.

- **Role:** Executive Director, Master of Climate Solutions, and Assistant Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley
- **Organizations:** UC Berkeley, Rausser College of Natural Resources, Worldly (formerly Higg Co.), Sustainable Apparel Coalition (now Cascale), PACT Apparel, Patagonia, Freedom to Roam, Bain & Company, UsedFULLY advisory board
- **Education:** BS, Environmental Economics and Policy, University of California, Berkeley, BA, Religious Studies, University of California, Berkeley, MBA, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded PACT Apparel., Led the coalition during development and launch of the Higg Index., Founding CEO of Higg Co., later Worldly.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked at Bain & Company on technology-company strategies.
- **Before PACT** — Worked on Patagonia environmental campaigns and co-founded Freedom to Roam.
- **2009** — Co-founded PACT Apparel with Jeff Denby; the brand launched in August.
- **Before 2019** — Became the first employee and founding CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
- **2019** — Became founding CEO of the separate technology venture Higg Co.
- **2022** — Led Higg during its $50 million Series B funding round.
- **2023** — Higg relaunched as Worldly; Scott Raskin became CEO in July, with Kibbey transitioning to founder and president.
- **2025** — Joined UC Berkeley as inaugural executive director of the Master of Climate Solutions program.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PACT Apparel.
- Led the coalition during development and launch of the Higg Index.
- Founding CEO of Higg Co., later Worldly.
- Received a Berkeley Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor award for 2007-2008.
- Appointed inaugural executive director of Berkeley’s Master of Climate Solutions program.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Announced his appointment as inaugural executive director of UC Berkeley’s Master of Climate Solutions program.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kibbey
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jasonkibbey
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kibbey.bsky.social

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Last updated: 2026-10-11