CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rheaply, a climate tech company that combines a resource-sharing network with a user-friendly asset management platform, today announced that it has added Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871, and Mike Werner, Lead for Circular Economy at Google, to its board of directors.
Ziegler and Werner join Mike Fitzgerald, Partner at High Alpha, and Rob Eckardt, Board Member at Thrive Advisory Services, LLC.
“We are thrilled to have Betsy and Mike on our board,” said Garry Cooper, CEO and Co-founder of Rheaply. “Both of them have been such strong advocates for Rheaply and the principles of the circular economy throughout our journey as a company. With them officially on board, we will be able to accelerate our progress towards a more circular future.”
“Rheaply is a credit to the Chicago tech ecosystem and a testament to the power of collaboration,” said Betsy Ziegler. “Since its founding, Rheaply has fostered communication and connection within the Chicago tech community, demonstrating in real time the benefits of the circular economy. I look forward to working with Rheaply’s team to spread that spirit even further.”
“Over the past few years, we’ve seen Rheaply’s technology radically simplify organizations’ ability to meet ESG goals,” said Mike Werner. “As the need for corporate ESG action continues to increase, Rheaply will become even more indispensable. I am honored to be able to help propel Rheaply forward and drive more organizations toward Rheaply.”
This announcement comes on the heels of Rheaply’s participation in Goldman Sachs’ 2021 Launch With GS Entrepreneur Cohort and the closing of a $2.2M inter-series round led by Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, with investment from MIT Solve. In the coming months, Rheaply will continue working on carbon-related feature updates to help organizations using Rheaply visualize the impact of reuse.
About Rheaply
Rheaply is the technology for connecting professionals with resources and catalyzing the circular economy. As the only market solution that combines an asset management system with an online marketplace, Rheaply’s Asset Exchange Manager (AxM)™ enables organizations to manage and transact physical assets more effectively, eliminating unnecessary waste and spend. To learn more about Rheaply, visit rheaply.com or follow @RheaplyInc.
For career inquiries, contact careers@rheaply.com.
