Julia Marsh

Julia Marsh is the co-founder and CEO of Sway, a biomaterials company replacing plastics with regenerative materials made from seaweed. As a designer, she spent over a decade building brand and packaging systems for consumer goods companies, technology start-ups, and design studios around the world. Marsh’s work is driven by the belief that designers must take part in solving the planet’s greatest challenges. In 2022, Sway was a finalist in the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize, and in 2021, the company won the Beyond the Bag Challenge, sponsored by Closed Loop Partners and a consortium of global retailers. Sway and Marsh have been featured in Vogue, Forbes, Business Insider, and Fast Company. The company is a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and 1% for the Planet.