He's also been a leading-edge social entrepreneur, business executive and consultant.
Writing
- 1980-1989. Owner, Entelechy Corp. Wrote or edited over 80 market studies analyzing the market potential of new electronic technologies.
- 1989-1994. Authored a groundbreaking market study called The Green Consumer. This led to his founding and then writing and publishing a business newsletter called Green MarketAlert, which rapidly became one of the country's leading publications on corporate environmentalism and green business practices.
- 1994. Ghostwrote a book on environmental marketing that was published by McGraw-Hill.
- 1995-2001. North American editor for Tomorrow Magazine, which reported on corporate environmentalism.
- 1998. Author, In Earth’s Company: Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability (New Society). "The best book I have seen about the business aspects of sustainable development” (David Buzzelli, co-chair, President’s Council on Sustainable Development).
- 1998-1999. Contributing editor to Yes! The Journal of Positive Futures.
- 2001-2004. Senior columnist for Green@Work Magazine.
- 2004. Author, Out of the Labyrinth: Who We Are, How We Go Wrong, and What We Can Do About It (Monkfish, 2004). “Takes the literature on sustainability to a new level” (ecological economist Hazel Henderson). "A magnificent book and required reading for anyone who yearns for a better world.” (Ray Anderson, chairman, Interface Flooring Systems)
- 2008-2009. Senior writer, Matter Network.
- 2008-present. Sustainability writer, Chronogram Magazine
Business and Entrepreneurship
- 1980-1989. Owner and president, Entelechy Corp.
- 1990-1994. Founder and publisher, Green MarketAlert
- 2002-2003. Advisor to the chairman and manager, special projects, ManyOne Networks (a cutting-edge and no longer extant company that aimed to create a "PBS of the web")
- 2005-2007. Founder and president, Our Community Networks, a social enterprise that owned and operated an online community marketplace with a view toward building community and supporting local businesses and non-profits.
- 2007-2008. Vice-president, business development, Matchbin (a web platform company).
- 2009-present. Managing director, The Center for the Intimate Arts (an educational organization).
Consulting
Over the years, Frankel has worked with large corporations, green start-ups, and non-profits. Clients have included Tandus (as a member of the company’s Sustainability Council), the WorldWide Fund for Nature, the Buckminster Fuller Institute, Second Nature, the Conference Board, Canopy Development, Natural Logic, Ecos Corporation, and many more.
Education
Princeton University. A.B, 1970
Columbia Law School. J.D., 1974
