Pooran Desai is a social entrepreneur, consultant and author with a background in neuroscience, medical science and sustainability. He co-founded Bioregional, an environmental organisation that created BedZED, the world's first zero-carbon urban village, as well as the One Planet Living framework, which formed the basis for the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. He founded sustainability-focused digital platform One Planet in 2018 and is currently working on a planet-regenerating artificial intelligence system. He was named an Officer of the British Empire in 2004 for services to sustainable development.