Camilla Marcus is a chef, entrepreneur and advocate dedicated to rethinking what it means to be a good neighbor through the lens of hospitality. Named one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business”, she is the Chef/Founder of west~bourne, a pioneering hospitality business that began as a zero-waste restaurant in SoHo, Manhattan. Since closing the restaurant’s doors in September 2020 due to COVID-19, Camilla has grown the brand to include online retail, packaged provisions and curated culinary experiences. She is additionally co-founder of Restaurants Organizing Advocating Rebuilding (ROAR), and The Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC), both started to advocate for restaurants and hospitality workers during the pandemic.