Marilyn Mehlmann (born 1939 in London) is a Swedish environmentalist and educator.
Born in England, Mehlmann went to a French school and worked in Norway and Denmark before settling in Sweden.
At the start of her career, Mehlmann was involved with product development at IBM. After a period as Senior Associate at the consultancy firm Projektstyrning AB she founded her own management consultancy, while also acting as director of the Swedish Institute for Social Inventions.
In 1995, Mehlmann was appointed General Secretary[1] of Global Action Plan International, a network of NGOs that specialises in sustainable behaviour change. She has worked for several decades in around 30 countries in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Southern Africa to empower individuals and organizations to live and work more sustainably. Mehlmann helps to co-create new methods and tools for sustainable development, including a Learning for Change[2] methodology currently offered on three continents. Since 2005, Mehlmann is also a Vice-President of the Union of International Associations or UIA.[3] Mehlmann is a member of several advisory boards.
In November 2010, Mehlmann gave a TEDx talk on sustainable change in her hometown of Stockholm.[4]
In 2011, Mehlmann was awarded the Rachel Carson Prize for her long-term efforts to involve individuals, companies and NGOs in acting sustainably.[5]
Mehlmann is also the author and co-author of numerous publications.
In 2017 Marilyn together with her husband Alexander founded the not-for-profit organization Legacy17. Legacy17 is an international cooperative of leading-edge consultants, practitioners and educators focused on supporting the realization of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.