Graeme Byrd is the Business Development & Collaboration Manager of FMYI [for my innovation], a collaboration software company committed to positively affecting society through sustainability and technology. Graeme empowers customers how to become change agents within their organization by using new technologies to communicate and collaborate. Thousands of companies, nonprofits, government agencies and universities, including Nike, Aflac, HBO, Hyatt use FMYI to collaborate.
With a passion for the triple bottom line and engaging his generation in sustainability, Graeme is the Chapter Leader for the Portland Professional Chapter of Net Impact and serves on Oregon Environmental Council’s Emerging Leaders Board.
Prior to FMYI, he managed non-traditional marketing (guerilla, neighborhood) for national restaurant chains including Einstein Bros. Bagels/Noah’s Bagels, Church’s Chicken and IHOP. As the Director of Marketing for a Portland automotive service, Graeme spearheaded a carbon neutral program in partnership with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. With a passion for empowering others, Graeme’s produced innovative and integrated recruitment campaigns as the Assistant Director of Admissions for Pacific University and documentaries for Oregon Holocaust Resource Center (OHRC) and International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA). Graeme received a film degree from Willamette University.
Graeme has been a speaker at Net Impact, Sustainable Business Oregon and Special Libraries Association conferences, workshops and events.