Chris Miller Joins Aspen One as Senior Vice President of Sustainability & Advocacy
ASPEN, Colo. — March 25, 2025—Aspen One is pleased to announce that Chris Miller has been named Senior Vice President of Sustainability & Advocacy. Miller joins Aspen One following 13 years at Ben & Jerry’s, where most recently he served as Global Social Mission Director, overseeing the company’s sustainability and corporate activism initiatives. In his new role, Miller will strengthen and expand Aspen One’s industry-leading environmental and social impact work, which remains fundamental to the company’s mission and ethos, and will also work to broaden the aperture of the work further to advocate for solutions across a range issues impacting our communities and the world.
During his time at Ben & Jerry’s, Miller led the work to integrate the company’s values into its day-to-day operations and globally recognized brand. This included their sustainability strategy, values-led sourcing and supply chain work, and a unique and award-winning corporate activism model. Prior to joining Ben & Jerry’s, Chris led sustainability at Seventh Generation, the global leader in natural non-toxic household and personal care products. In addition to his for-profit experience, Chris directed Greenpeace USA’s national climate change campaign and served on the staff of Congressman Bernie Sanders.
“We are thrilled to welcome Chris to Aspen One,” said Dave Tanner, President and CEO of Aspen One. “Chris’ incredible multi-decade career in sustainability and advocacy is a perfect fit for where we are today and where we are going in the future. He knows exactly how to create impact, and more importantly, he knows how to leverage that impact to drive real, tangible change that allows business to be a force of good as we continue to navigate an ever-changing world.”
Aspen One has a 78-year history as a values-based business with a deep commitment to sustainability, and a reputation for industry-leading corporate responsibility and environmental initiatives. The company has long used its influence to advocate for climate solutions; embrace inclusivity and understanding; fight for education, childcare, and healthcare in its mountain communities; and encourage civic engagement.
“I am honored to join the team at Aspen One—this is truly an opportunity of a lifetime,” said Miller. “The company’s values and commitment to sustainability and advocacy are embedded in its DNA, and the support and belief in the importance of this work is the cornerstone of Aspen One’s vibrant culture.”
Miller follows in the footsteps of Auden Schendler, SVP of Sustainability at Aspen One and renowned expert in climate advocacy, policy, activism, and clean energy development. Schendler’s retirement from Aspen One comes after a 26-year tenure at the company, where he shaped Aspen One’s unique approach to sustainability that emphasizes systemic change over tokenism. Along with Protect Our Winters (POW), where he served on the board for over a decade, Schendler helped mobilize the outdoor industry as a political force. Schendler’s relentless commitment to advocacy and scaling climate solutions have made both him and the company recognized leaders in affecting change, and that industry leadership has become core to the company’s ethos, which has now become Auden’s legacy.
“I have complete faith in Chris’s ability to move the ball further upfield than we ever have at Aspen One,” said Schendler. “Especially because he gets to work with talents like Michael Miracle, Hannah Berman, and Marlaina Murphy on our sustainability team. I’ve known Chris for a couple of decades and he’s exactly right for this job. And Aspen One—as a bigger company, with more influence in more places globally—is well positioned to play a meaningful role in climate, democracy, and human rights for decades to come.”
About Aspen One
Aspen One renews the mind, body, and spirit with a portfolio that redefines luxury, adventure, and leisure. With world-class and innovative brands and businesses, including Aspen Skiing Company, Aspen Hospitality, and Aspen Ventures, Aspen One propels the expansion of the Aspen ethos globally.
Whether it’s Aspen Skiing Company providing unforgettable experiences at the confluence of nature, culture, and recreation across its four legendary mountains—Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk; or Aspen Hospitality elevating guest experiences in unforgettable ways by developing, owning, and operating a growing set of luxury and upper-scale hotels, private clubs, and branded residential properties in prime locations under The Nell and Limelight brands; Aspen One is deeply committed to providing unparalleled service, creative programming, community engagement, and unique opportunities for exploration. The company’s commitment to innovation is central to its evolution, including Aspen Ventures’ amplification of the Aspen brand globally through new business lines that embody its values and heritage such as Aspen Collection.
For more than 75 years, the Aspen brand and community has pointed its compass toward new paths, people, and possibilities—and today, as Aspen One, the future is limitless. The company is a leader in sustainability and advocacy, with a legacy of modeling leading-edge solutions and changing policy locally and globally. As a collection of brands driven by tightly held core values, Aspen One aims to inspire a better world. For more information, visit www.aspen.com.
