Derek Handley

Derek Handley (born 1978 in Hong Kong) is a New Zealand entrepreneur, speaker and author. Derek attended Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), Massey University (New Zealand) and the MIT Sloan School of Management.

In 2011, he was named to the 'Silicon Alley 100' of the most influential technology people in New York as well as a World Class New Zealander. Derek is a former New Zealand Herald Business Leader of the Year and Ernst & Young Young Entrepreneur of the Year in New Zealand. In 2011 Handley was named a New Zealand 2011 Leader by the Sir Peter Blake Trust. He co-founded global mobile marketing and media company, The Hyperfactory and is also co-founder and Chairman of mobile advertising network, Snakk Media, which listed on the NZX in 2013, becoming one of the first publicly listed B-Corporations in the world.

In December 2011, Handley donated a year of his life to help Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group, Jean Oelwang, CEO of Virgin Unite and Jochen Zeitz, former Chairman of Puma, to create what is now The B Team.

The B Team is a not-for-profit initiative formed by a global group of leaders to create a future where the purpose of business is to be a driving force for social, environmental and economic benefit. As Founding CEO Derek helped grow the team from two to sixteen leaders including Israeli billionairre and philanthropist Shari Arison, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, CEO of the UN Foundation Kathy Calvin, creator of The Huffington Post Arianna Huffington, founder of Tom's Shoes Blake Mycoskie, CEO of Kering (owner of brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Puma, François-Henri Pinault, CEO of Unilever Paul Polman, Ratan Tata. Former President of Ireland and head of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Mary Robinson and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland former Prime Minister of Norway and developer of the broad political concept of sustainable development, are honorary members of the team, representing People and Planet.

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