Maura Dilley
Partner
Cascade Circular
Maura Dilley is a systems change facilitator and sustainability educator specializing in the development of a circular economy for the consumer goods sector. Prior to launching Cascade Circular, Maura was Circular Lead at The Renewal Workshop, providing workshops for partner brands as they transitioned into a circular supply chain; a circular design residency program and research into post-consumer textile recycling. Maura forged her circularity and apparel expertise during her time at the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute where she worked to introduce the cradle to cradle methodology to fashion brands in the US and Europe. Previous to that, Maura worked in the social enterprise space as a columnist for Impact Alpha, reporting on impact investing for sustainable seafood and as a systems change facilitator with the consultancy that is now SecondMuse. Maura holds a certificate in social enterprise management from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, training in human centered design from the Stanford d.school and a master’s degree in strategic leadership towards sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden. She lives in San Francisco with her young family and vicariously through friends with interesting hobbies like reading, cooking and camping.