About

Million Dollar Vegan is a campaign seeking to raise awareness of some of the world’s most pressing issues, and to tackle them by engaging with world leaders, institutions and individuals, and inspiring positive dietary change.

Our Aim

We aim to inspire people to make more conscious, sustainable and benevolent choices, to turn their attention to the abundance of plant-based foods available to them, and to adopt a plant-based diet.

We are proudly supported by

  • Paul McCartney

    Singer / Songwriter

    Paul McCartney is a British singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, and painter, whose work with The Beatles and beyond led to worldwide acclaim. He is also an ethical vegetarian.

  • Woody Harrelson

    Actor

    Woody Harrelson is an American actor, comedian, playwright and three-time Academy Award nominee. Woody has long been an advocate for veganism.

  • Moby

    Singer / Songwriter

    Moby is an acclaimed musician, animal rights activist and author. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide and owns a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles.

  • Mena Suvari

    Actor

    Mena Suvari is an American actress, fashion designer, model and vegan activist who rose to fame for her roles in the 1999 films American Pie and American Beauty.

  • Joaquin Phoenix

    Actor

    Joaquin Phoenix is a world-famous American actor and a vegan. Best known for his roles in Walk The Line and Gladiator, he also narrated Earthlings - about humanity’s use of animals.

  • Evanna Lynch

    Actor

    Evanna is an actress and vegan activist. She is the co-founder of Kinder Beauty Box and creator and host of vegan and animal rights podcast, The ChickPeeps.

  • Philip Wollen

    Philanthropist

    Philip Wollen is an Australian philanthropist and the former vice-president of Citibank. Through his organisation the Winsome Constance Kindness Trust, he provides support to more than 500 charities.

  • Benjamin Zephaniah

    Poet

    Benjamin Zephaniah is an internationally-acclaimed performance poet, an author, musician, kung fu expert and vegan

  • Ricky Kej

    Music Composer & Producer

    Ricky Kej is an Indian composer, music producer and environmentalist. In 2015, he won a Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his album Winds of Samsara, a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman, in the Best New Age Album category

  • Oli Sykes

    Singer / Songwriter

    Oli Sykes is an English musician, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and clothing designer, best known as the lead singer in Bring Me the Horizon. He owns a vegan bar in Sheffield, UK.

  • Morgan Mitchell

    Olympian Athlete

    Morgan Mitchell is an Australian sprinter specialising in the 400m. She competed at the Rio Olympics and is vegan.

  • Chris Packham

    Wildlife Presenter

    Chris Packham is a British naturalist, television presenter, writer, photographer, conservationist and filmmaker. He campaigns for the sustainability of the planet and for the kinder treatment of animals.

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Our Beginnings

Million Dollar Vegan was launched in February 2019, with our first campaign designed to encourage the Pope – and others – to try vegan for Lent. Climate change, species loss, antibiotic resistance, deforestation, animal suffering and human diseases connected to dietary choices are devastating global issues that require immediate action. For the sake of the planet, people and animals, Million Dollar Vegan is working to effect change on a global level.

Meet the team

  • Matthew Glover

    CEO

    Matthew created the online Veganuary campaign, which has seen more than 250,000 people try vegan for January. He now aims to magnify his impact and create global change.

    Favorite food

    Vegan fried chicken and chips

  • Jane Land

    Co-Founder

    Jane co-founded Veganuary in 2014 with the aim of making veganism accessible for all. A former English teacher, Jane says: ‘being vegan isn’t about perfection; it’s about compassion.’

    Favorite food

    Fresh bread straight from the oven with melted vegan butter

  • Caroline Burgess-Pike

    International PR Manager

    Caroline is a PR specialist who has worked with several vegan brands and animal charities. She has been vegan for three years, and in her spare time is Mum to a daughter and two rescue dogs.

    Favorite food

    Thai red curry with crispy tofu, peanut butter ice cream

  • Christopher Shoebridge

    Video Manager

    Christopher is a photographer and filmmaker who works with many non-profits specializing in animal protection and veganism. He has been vegan for ten years.

    Favorite food

    Buddha bowl with satay sauce

  • Naomi Hallum

    US Campaign Manager

    Naomi is a marketing and events specialist with a background in plant-based nutrition. She became vegan after watching the documentary Cowspiracy, and organized Virginia’s first medically-accredited plant-based health conference in 2018.

    Favorite food

    Artichoke paella or mushroom wellington with crispy roast potatoes

  • Kate Fowler

    UK Campaign Manager

    Kate has been vegan for 25 years. She has worked on many media and political campaigns, including exposing the suffering of farmed animals at slaughter.

    Favorite food

    Chilli non carne with nachos

  • Jessica Gonzalez

    Mexico Campaign Manager

    Jessica has been campaigning for animals for the past seven years. She organized Mexico’s first conference on marine mammals in captivity, and has been vegan for four years.

    Favorite food

    Ceviche de palmitos, scrambled tofu a la Mexicana, and chocolate mousse

  • Jéssika Oliveira

    Brazil Campaign Manager

    Jéssika is a campaigns, marketing and media expert who has worked with Greenpeace Brazil and Amnesty International. She believes that eating is a political act.

    Favorite food

    Mushroom stroganoff, fried potatoes, spaghetti and cake

  • Jacqueline Guzmán

    Argentina Campaign Manager

    Jacqueline is an English teacher and Philosophy student. She has been an animal rights activist for a year, and worked on the translation of the powerful documentary Dominion.

    Favorite food

    Pizza with tofu cheese and mushrooms (and anything with lentils on!)

  • Flavien Bascoul

    France Campaign Manager

    Flavien has a background in education and journalism. He has been part of the farm animal welfare movement and French vegan advocacy network since 2010.

    Favorite food

    Butternut squash risotto, spinach lasagne, lentil soup, garlic bread

  • Steph Rivetti

    Italy Campaign Manager

    Steph is a marketing and communication strategist, and a food and beverage innovation expert. She has been meatless for over 18 years and vegan for 10, and has been an animal rights activist since she was 17 and got to know the horrors of vivisection and animal testing.

    Favorite food

    Home made seitan beer stew and baked potatoes with fresh rosemary and Italian olive oil

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