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Julia Marsh
CEO & co-founder, Sway
Julia is the CEO and co-founder of Sway, a material innovation company scaling compostable packaging made with seaweed. Julia spent over a decade designing brand and packaging systems for consumer goods companies, technology startups, and design studios. Her work is driven by a deep passion for regenerative design and biological circularity.
Unlike plastic, Sway materials leverage abundant, regenerative resources and compost into healthy soil after use, completing the loop of biological circularity. Their market presence is rapidly expanding through partnerships with leading global packaging distributors and exemplary brands including J.Crew, Burton, and Dr. Bronner's.
Sway is a TIME Best Invention of 2025, Fast Company World-Changing Idea, and 1st place winner in the TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize. Their solutions have garnered recognition from Forbes, The Guardian, and WIRED. As a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and 1% for the Planet, Sway is working holistically to ensure their solutions catalyze a thriving, equitable future.
Unlike plastic, Sway materials leverage abundant, regenerative resources and compost into healthy soil after use, completing the loop of biological circularity. Their market presence is rapidly expanding through partnerships with leading global packaging distributors and exemplary brands including J.Crew, Burton, and Dr. Bronner's.
Sway is a TIME Best Invention of 2025, Fast Company World-Changing Idea, and 1st place winner in the TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize. Their solutions have garnered recognition from Forbes, The Guardian, and WIRED. As a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and 1% for the Planet, Sway is working holistically to ensure their solutions catalyze a thriving, equitable future.
