Ovie Mughelli is an award winning, 2x All-Pro NFL veteran who has continued to leverage his platform as an environmental & sustainability leader, wellness advocate, author, media correspondent and owner of a medical consulting business.
During his nine seasons playing in the National Football League, Ovie was considered one of the best fullbacks in the NFL, while playing for the Atlanta Falcons and the Baltimore Ravens. He is a devoted husband and father of three young children. Becoming a father awakened Ovie to the connection of human health to our planet’s health through a series of family difficulties when his two youngest children were born premature. Ovie recognized that the world needed a shift in our culture of how we connect with, see, and treat our planet.
Ovie has worked with and been acknowledged by leaders in the Earth protection movement, including sustainability leaders Ted Turner, Al Gore and Van Jones, and has developed partnerships with the EPA, NRDC, Sierra Club, Green Sports Alliance, NEXUS, and served on the board with the U.S. Green Building Council.
He was named one of the world’s top Eco Athlete’s by the Planet Green Foundation, was the closing speaker at the White House’s Sports and Sustainability Conference, spoke at the Climate Change Awards, and was the MC for both the Global Green and the Global Climate Action Summit.
