Hap Klopp

Adventurer and executive, Hap Klopp has run numerous companies and spoken around the world on branding, adventuring, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Among other achievements, he is credited with establishing the backpacking industry through the development of The North Face.

After selling his highly successful company, he began an international management consulting firm, HK Consulting, with offices in Berkeley, CA and Tokyo, Japan. His consulting engagements included such diverse companies as Cocona, Helly Hansen, Reebok, Royal Robbins, Merrill Lynch, and Paramount Pictures.

He has simultaneously invested in and participated in a number of entrepreneurial ventures and served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies, including Cocona—a nano technology fabric company, and Obscura Digital—a digital marketing and data visualization company.