ABOUT

John Fullerton is an economic philosopher, writer, teacher, and impact investor.  He is considered the architect of Regenerative Economics, first conceived in his 2015 booklet, Regenerative Capitalism: How Universal Patterns and Principles Will Shape the New Economy. In 2018 he published the companion work, Finance for a Regenerative World. His book, Regenerative Economics: Revolutionary thinking for a World in Crisis will be published by New Society Publishers on November 17th, 2025.

After a successful 20-year career on Wall Street where he was a Managing Director of what he calls “the old JPMorgan,” John listened to a persistent inner voice and walked away in 2001 with no plan but many questions.  A few months later he experienced 9-11 firsthand.  The questions crystalized into his life’s work with the creation of the Capital Institute in 2010. Capital Institute is dedicated to the bold reimagination of economics and finance in service to life.

John’s work is now featured in the 8-week online course: “Regenerative Economics: New Ways of Seeing, Thinking, Being and Leading for the 21st Century” which has a growing and activated alumnae base of 2,000 people from 80 countries. A member of the Club of Rome, John was featured in the 2021 award winning documentary, Going Circular, with James Lovelock.

John and his wife Susan live in coastal Stonington, Connecticut.