Yuly Fuentes-Medel
Founder & Executive Director
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THE FOOTWEAR COLLECTIVE
Dr. Yuly Fuentes-Medel is a creative catalyst and ecosystem builder at the intersection of fashion, technology, climate, and business. She is Founder and Executive Director of The Footwear Collective, a nonprofit powered by EarthDNA Inc., uniting footwear brands to advance towards a circular industry. She also serves as Program Director of Climate Project and Fabric Innovation Lab at MIT. She holds a PhD in biomedical sciences and completed postdoctoral training at MIT Sloan. She is the author of The Footwear Manifesto.