Lucas Gutterman

Lucas launched PIRG’s Designed to Last campaign, fighting against obsolescence and e-waste and winning concrete policy changes that extend electronic consumer product lifespans and hold manufacturers accountable for forcing upgrades or disposal. He won a commitment from Google to extend software support to 10 years for all Chromebooks models, saving millions of devices from being disposed of by schools. His Chromebooks Churn report was covered by the ABC News, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal. He got his start as a PIRG student volunteer and organizing director where he helped register thousands of voters and win zero waste campaigns to stop plastic pollution. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his partner, where he enjoys perfecting his espresso recipe.