Carl Haney

Activist, Change Agent, Connector, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Filmmaker, Foodie, Idea generator, Inventor, Investor, Parent, Philanthropist, Producer, Scientist, Technologist

Carl P. Haney Chief Research & Development Officer , Haleon plc Previously Executive Vice President, Global Research and Development, Corporate Product Innovation, Package Development The Estee Lauder Companies. Carl previously worked more than 25+ years at Procter & Gamble (P&G), holding increasingly senior leadership innovation positions and most recently was Vice President, R&D for Gillette, Braun, Global Grooming and Devices. Raised in Venezuela, Carl moved to the United States, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and attended Vanderbilt University, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Carl's philanthropic priority is education and he is passionate about democratizing education, investing in youth, and supporting El Sistema Abreu Fellows. Carl believes in the power of ideas and spends his spare time re-thinking renewable energy, producing "movies that matter", understanding glycobiology, and learning how to digitize everything. Carl has lived and worked in Latin America, Europe, and in USA, and currently lives in New York City with his wife Ani Najar, and children Nicole, Maya, and Carlos. NON-PROFIT AND BOARD AFFILIATIONS New England Conservatory Board of Overseers - Boston, Massachusetts; Director Thrive Hive - Cambridge, Massachusetts; Director Sophie Knowledge Limited - Oxford, United Kingdom; Co-Chair Friends of Abreu Fellows Committee - Boston, Massachusetts, Co-Founder Plan A Films - Asheville North Carolina, Advisor to Music for Youth Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio; Citizen Schools – National Science and Technology Advisory Committee – Boston, Massachusetts. PERSONAL PASSIONS Family first - dinners, weekends, vacations, travel. Collecting, tasting and sharing wine; Passion for Latin American sculpture and oil paintings, Listening to alternative music (mostly vinyl), and driving Innovation, Invention, and IP - led and awarded several design and chemistry patents.

Improving lives, Angel Investing, Democratizing Education, Prestige, Families, El Sistema Abreu Fellows, Alternative vinyl, Cycling my age, Renewable Energy, Movies that Matter, Glycobiology, Digitizing Everything

Funding Ideas and Empowering entrepreneurs that want to improve the world

Addiction, beauty industry, Consumers, cycling, Devices + Audiophile, Ideas, Design, Implementation, Innovation, Latin America and Emerging Markets, Research and Development, Technology Aquisition, Wines

Discovering the scientists, engineers, poets, parents, business leaders, philanthropists, teachers, and generous humans that are making an authentic difference in the world - and sometimes, just say hello as they may be seated next to you...especially at TED...

Competitive Blind Tasting Wine, Audiophilia, Angel Investing, Inventions, Start-Ups, Mountain Biking