After an on-and-off-again relationship with plant-based living, Jim Irsay, owner of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, recently found his way back to veganism, a move that is having ripple effects in his business endeavors and philanthropic activities.
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It was another relationship—Irsay’s romantic involvement with Michelle Paul, a 52-year-old attorney from Los Angeles and a long-time vegan—that was a catalyst in his most recent commitment to a vegan lifestyle.
Making aviation more sustainable
The couple met in June 2022, and Paul quickly became an influential figure in Irsay’s personal and business life. One of their first collaborative projects was an ambitious redesign of Irsay’s G550 private jet. All leather and wool materials inside the plane were replaced with vegan alternatives, and the plane was subsequently rebranded as the “Blue…