Kelly Chapman Meyer, environmental activist, began as a member of the NRDC Action Forum, where she lobbied for environmental legislation. She is a board member of Heal the Bay, working to help pass the Environmental Education Initiative which provides environmental education for all children in the state of California K – 12. She is currently building a LEED platinum home in Venice that will be used to educate the public on "green" building and raise money for environmental causes.



As co-founder of the Women's Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Entertainment Industry foundation, she helped raise over $25 million for cancer research. She and her co-founders received Glamour magazine's Women of the Year Award.



A strong believer of education, she is president of the PTA at Point Dume Marine Science School in Malibu, where she resides. A true outdoorswomen, she is an avid surfer, stand up paddler, yoga devotee, tri-athlete, and hiker. She is the mother of two, Carson and Eli, and wife of Ron Meyer, COO of Universal/NBC.

Blog Entries by Kelly Meyer

Protecting Our Oceans

2 Comments | Posted July 23, 2009 | 10:19 AM (EST)


Imagine a world without fish. It's closer than you think. And, it's not the legacy I want to leave for my children. As a Southern California resident and long-time ocean activist, I care deeply about the state of our sea and know we cannot take it for granted. It provides...

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Video: Building A Better Green House

Posted November 9, 2007 | 08:00 AM (EST)


Project7ten , named for the address of our model green house, is a three-dimensional example that showed people the reality of green building and green living. People can come and tour the house to see how beautiful, but also how possible it is to live green. It's a showcase...

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Sheehan and Sting

Posted August 22, 2005 | 09:29 PM (EST)


The other night I was listening to Sting's song "They Dance Alone," and I came to a new and profound understanding of Cindy Sheehan's protest in Crawford, Texas. As I heard Sting's stirring lyrics about Chilean women dancing in the streets with photographs of their sons and husbands who...

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