Jane Ewing

With deep roots in business operations, development and talent management, Jane excels at embedding and operationalizing sustainability across the enterprise. Before joining Walmart, Jane held various general management roles in several countries across Europe, the Middle East, and Global Travel at Diageo PLC. She joined Walmart in 2012 as a Senior Vice President for the International division and has since served in multiple leadership roles, including in Walmart U.S. Merchandising, Business Development, store reinvention and digital acceleration, and more recently as Chief People Officer for Walmart International. Her personal motto: let’s go faster than we think is possible.

Kristen Siemen

Kristen Siemen helps to lead General Motors to a future with zero emissions as the company continues to take bold actions against climate change, including GM’s commitment to become carbon neutral in its products and operations by 2040. In her most recent role as executive director, Global Energy Strategy, Certification, Compliance and Test Labs, Siemen led a cross-functional leadership team responsible for setting corporate energy strategies, including the introduction of fuel economy improvement technologies as well as initiatives aligned with GM’s vision of a zero emissions future. Siemen is also passionate about promoting inclusion and gender equality. She was instrumental in creating GM’s career reentry program, “Take 2,” serves as GM’s key executive for the Society of Women Engineers and is the co-lead for the GM Women Ally Program. Siemen also serves on the Board of Advisors for Catalyst and the Oakland University School of Engineering & Computer Science Advisory Board, where she received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering.

David Allen

David Allen is currently the Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA), which includes Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA).

PepsiCo Foods North America is a nearly $21 billion snack and convenient foods business, including Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA), with a diversified portfolio of iconic brands, including: Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, Ruffles, Fritos, Stacy’s Pita Chips, SunChips and Quaker Oats. The organization employs more than 66,000 associates across America and is present in almost every zip code and has over 500 locations across the United States and Canada.

In this role, he is responsible helping PFNA execute its sustainability vision of building a more sustainable food system and reducing environmental impact. The company’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) sustainability commitments span three key pillars:  Positive Agriculture, Positive Value Chain, and Positive Choices.

David began his career with PepsiCo as an engineer in 1996.  Over the next 20 years, he held various leadership roles in both plant manufacturing and shipping & distribution in multiple locations across the US.  Prior to his current role leading the sustainability agenda, David served as the Senior Director of Quality and Food Safety for PFNA.

Chris Raymond

Chris Raymond is the chief sustainability officer and vice president of Global Enterprise Sustainability for The Boeing Company, and a member of the company’s Executive Council. As Boeing’s first chief sustainability officer, Raymond is responsible for further advancing Boeing’s approach on environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities, stakeholder-oriented engagement, reporting, and company performance. Raymond’s Executive Council responsibilities include driving shared awareness of ESG trends, opportunities and targets to guide company decision-making and global impact.

Prior to this role, Raymond was the vice president of Sustainability, Strategy and Corporate Development (SSCD) for The Boeing Company, leading the team that shapes the company’s future through market insights, strategies, partnerships and investments for sustainable innovation, productivity and growth.

In addition to his SSCD role, Raymond was asked to also lead enterprise-wide efforts to engage, inform and seek feedback from stakeholders following the tragic accidents involving the 737 MAX airplane. Raymond partnered with the Communications team and leaders from across the company to focus on employees, customers, passengers, suppliers and other valued partners, ensuring their voices and interests were actively represented across all the company’s efforts.

Raymond was previously vice president of Embraer Integration, a role in which he led the efforts for a potential strategic partnership between Boeing and Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. Raymond also previously served as the first vice president and general manager of Autonomous Systems (AS), a division within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) focusing on enterprise autonomous aviation and marine technologies, intelligence capabilities, and networking solutions from seabed to space. Prior to his role with AS, Raymond was vice president and general manager of several businesses involving integrated missile defense, sensors and signals intelligence, and undersea capability. He also served as vice president of global Business Development & Strategy for BDS, leading a global team focused on customer solutions, partnerships, new business capture and strategic planning.

Raymond began his career as an engineer at Boeing’s Long Beach, California operation. He has served in leadership assignments in engineering, supply chain management, strategy, sales, program management and operations. Raymond is an associate fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a fellow in the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is part of The Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition, is a World 50 member and serves as an advisory board member with Dell Technologies, the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, and the University of Illinois Aerospace Engineering Board.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Illinois, as well as a contract management certificate and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California-Irvine.

Gayle Schueller

Dr. Gayle Schueller is 3M’s Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Gayle started in 3M’s corporate laboratory as a product development engineer and has over 29 years of technical and business leadership experience.  Her career spans a broad range of businesses from electronics to healthcare to consumer industries.  She has led technical and business teams from around the world including Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.

Gayle’s previous assignments include Vice President of New Platforms for Growth and Commercialization, Directora General for 3M Mexico, Vice President for Global Sustainability, and Vice President of Research & Development and Design for 3M’s Consumer and Office Business.

She is passionate about making a positive impact in the world through science and technology.

Amanda Nusz

Amanda Nusz leads Target’s commitment to co-create an equitable and regenerative future together with its guests, partners, and communities. In June 2021, she led the launch of Target’s sustainability commitments through its enterprise-wide sustainability strategy, Target Forward. As president of the Target Foundation, she works in support of a team that has created a learning lab to shift and transform the systems that create greater equity and opportunity for all.

Previously, Amanda served as vice president of quality and responsible sourcing in Target’s global sourcing organization, ensuring that Target’s vendors and suppliers operated safe, ethical, and efficient factory environments to produce high-quality, sustainable, and consumer-safe products.

Prior to her role in global sourcing, Amanda led the development of one of Target’s owned brands by spearheading the creation of the kids’ line, Cat & Jack, a high-quality and affordable brand co-created with families. Cat and Jack is designed to be durable and responsibly sourced, focusing on inclusivity in its messaging and forward-thinking adaptive and seamless lines.

Amanda received her bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Minnesota and an executive degree from MIT. She is married with two lovely, soccer-obsessed children.

Emma Stewart

Emma Stewart, Ph.D., is the Netflix Sustainability Officer where she is responsible for the company’s climate and environmental strategy and execution. She joined Netflix officially in late 2020, having helped design the program while a consultant at ENGIE. She oversees all company-wide work to decarbonize Netflix corporate and production operations, to further raise environmental awareness through TV and film titles, to engage the 200+ million Netflix households on sustainability, and to partner with key influencers including researchers, investors, employees, NGOs, and the media.

She previously led World Resources Institute’s global work on urban efficiency, climate, and finance, including the Institute’s research and technical assistance to cities and companies worldwide on climate planning, urban financing, zero carbon buildings, and electric mobility. Prior to joining WRI, she spent a decade leading software and sales teams creating and delivering sustainable design software for cities, architects, engineers, and contractors. In that capacity, she founded and directed design software giant Autodesk’s Sustainability Solutions department, where she led a product and go-to-market team to make sustainable design a “no-brainer” for millions of engineering and design customers.  In 2009, she founded Autodesk’s Sustainable Design Living Lab program, which uses Autodesk facilities as a testing ground for new software to rapidly green existing buildings. In 2008, she founded its Sustainable Operations program, which was named best-in-class by the Carbon Disclosure Project. She is an architect of the now mainstream Science-Based Targets movement (now 1000+ companies strong), having created the first open-source methodology (“C-FACT”) back in 2009, a methodology which was ultimately named #1 of 100 public company targets by Climate Counts. In 2005, Emma founded and directed the Environmental R&D Division at Business for Social Responsibility, where her team designed corporate initiatives to analyze and adapt to horizon issues such as payments for ecosystem services and water footprinting. She has served as a member of the professional faculty at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business where she taught “Intrapreneurship for Sustainability”. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management from Stanford University and a B.A. Honours degree in Human Sciences from Oxford University.

Marissa McGowan

Marissa Pagnani McGowan is L’Oréal’s Chief Sustainability Officer for North America, where she stewards the company’s sustainability platform, L’Oréal For The Future. Marissa is responsible for overseeing the company’s transformation into a purpose-led organization for its people, for the planet, and for the consumer. In this role, Marissa focuses L’Oréal on sustainability, corporate philanthropy, human rights, and social impact. She is a member of the Strategic Committee for the North America zone, reporting to the CEO of L’Oréal USA and President of North America zone, and is also a member of the company’s worldwide Corporate Responsibility leadership team. Marissa also serves on the Board of Directors of Cradle to Cradle’s Products Innovation Institute.

Marissa comes to L’Oréal from PVH Corp, one of the world’s largest global apparel companies, where she served as Chief Sustainability Officer. At PVH, she led a global team responsible for the inception and implementation of PVH’s Corporate Responsibility strategy, which included priorities across environmental sustainability and human rights. Marissa has served on the Steering Committee of the Global Fashion Agenda and on the Boards of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, and the Fair Labor Association. She started her career as a lawyer focused on international mergers and acquisitions and corporate compliance with Skadden Arps in New York and London. She received undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University.

Ann Tracy

As Colgate-Palmolive’s Chief Sustainability Officer Ann leads Colgate’s Global Sustainability strategy and key initiatives, integrating a strong technical foundation across people, performance and planet into commercial strategic purpose. Ann holds a BA degree in Applied Science, a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a Master’s of Engineering degree in Manufacturing Systems. Most recently Ann has completed a Certificate of Sustainability from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability
Leadership. Currently she is on the Boards of the UNGC Network USA and FLOW Beverages.

Marie Merle Caekebeke

Marie Merle Caekebeke is Energy Transition Executive for Baker Hughes. In her current role, she overseas stakeholder engagement and knowledge management teams to lead external and internal engagement efforts, as well as several other enterprise-wide initiatives including Baker Hughes’ emission-reduction global program. Marie joined the energy industry in 2002. Prior to working for Baker Hughes she held various leadership roles at Schlumberger across businesses and functions including Mergers & Acquisitions, Service Quality, Corporate Communication, and as Director of Environmental, Social, and Governance. Marie is on the University of Houston’s Industrial Advisory Board for the Consortium for Energy Corporate Social Responsibility and is the current ESG committee chair of the Energy Workforce & Technology Council.

Edward Palmieri

Edward leads Meta’s Sustainability team, developing and executing Meta’s approach to efficient and responsible business operations. Beyond operating responsibly, the team leads efforts to support global communities and make a positive impact on the world by minimizing Meta’s energy, emissions and water impact, protecting workers and the environment in its supply chain, and partner with others to develop and share solutions for a more sustainable world. Prior to joining the Sustainability team, Edward served for over seven years as Director and Associate General Counsel at Facebook, advising on US and international privacy laws, regulations, and industry practices. Before joining Facebook, Edward was Deputy Chief Privacy Officer at Sprint, where he led the Legal Department’s Office of Privacy. Edward started his legal career at a DC-based communications and tech law firm advising clients on privacy, telecom, and other regulatory matters. Edward also serves on the Board of SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders), a small non-profit working to empower LGBTQ youth in the Washington, DC metro area.

Page Motes

Page Motes is the Head of Global Sustainability, overseeing Dell Technologies’ strategic vision and goals, as well as stakeholder engagement.  This role, and the work of her team, includes deep collaboration with internal business groups to advance sustainability programs with long-term value.  Additionally, the team engages in third-party partnerships to accelerate initiatives and position the company as a thought leader, as well as foster innovation and engagement within Dell Technologies’ global enterprise.  Although specific sustainability programs within her purview span across the themes of advancing the circular economy, climate change, and social responsibility, Page is a member of the ESG Executive Steering Committee which guides the company’s broader ESG ambitions.

Prior to this role, Page spent 10 years as Sr. Managing Director, Global Ethics & Compliance, overseeing and managing Dell Technologies’ ethics strategy and proactive culture of integrity initiatives, including the Code of Conduct, compliance and ethics-related awareness programs and key operational processes for the company.  Both roles have been complimented by an additional 15 years in sales and consulting, much within the ethics, compliance, risk and governance space.

Mitch Jackson

As Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer for FedEx Corporation, Mitch Jackson leads the strategic direction and provides vision for all aspects of the company’s sustainability initiatives and environmental innovations and technologies.

Jackson helped envision and pioneer the implementation of hybrid and electric vehicles in the FedEx fleet, and ultimately in commercial vehicles. He was also instrumental in successfully securing first-ever national fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas requirements for commercial vehicles, He championed the first FedEx solar energy system in 2005, with it being California’s then largest corporate rooftop array. He was also the key driver for the establishment of the first FedEx sustainability goals and has responsibility for current and future goals.

In 2012 the British newspaper The Guardian named him as one of the top 15 sustainable business executives on Twitter. He was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders by Trust Across America for four consecutive years. In 2014 Green Fleet Magazine named Jackson a Sustainability All Star for his contributions to environmental sustainability. And, in 2009 Ethisphere Institute named Jackson as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics.

Jackson is currently a member of the Keystone Policy Center’s Board of Trustees, executive committee and Energy Board, and a board member of Shelby Farms Park Conservancy. He has also served as environmental juror for the Heinz Awards.

Carlos Maurer

Carlos Maurer leads Shell’s global businesses that provide energy and decarbonisation solutions to customers with operations across aviation, shipping, commercial road transport, agriculture, forestry, construction and mining.

As a core part of Shell’s strategy to achieve net-zero emissions, his teams work with customers beyond the standard range of energy products to bring solutions that work across a company’s value chain, helping them to identify decarbonisation strategies and reduce their emissions.

He also has oversight of one of the largest bio-ethanol producers in the world through the Raizen joint venture in Brazil, and Shell’s Customer Operations team, which works closely with marketing teams to ensure that no matter where the solutions come from in Shell, our customers’ experience is seamless.

Carlos joined Shell in 1997 in the United States. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Rice University in Houston, as well as a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is married with three children and lives in London.

Evan van Hook

Evan is Honeywell’s Chief Sustainability Officer and a recipient of Honeywell’s Senior Leadership Award.  In 2022 he was named by Constellation Research as one of the world’s 50 most influential executives in the field of ESG and also to the American Energy Society’s 500 Global Sustainability Thought Leaders.  He is a graduate of Yale Law School, and is both a former partner at the law firm Sidley & Austin and Assistant Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.  He is on the Boards of the distributed energy storage  company Viridi and the Housatonic Valley Association.  He has taught International Environmental Law at Columbia Law School and lectured at the United Nations ITR, and was a credentialed observer at UN FCCC COP 23 and COP 24.  He has authored numerous articles on environmental topics, and is the co-author of International Environmental Law: A Case Study Analysis (Routledge 2019).

Michael Okoroafor

Michael Okoroafor is McCormick’s Chief Sustainability Officer. In his role, he is responsible for the development and execution of an enhanced sustainability strategy, working with commercial and communications teams, and building on our foundation to ensure that our successes in this area continue to be recognized in the global market. His focus is working across the organization, through the Purpose-led Performance (PLP) Governing Council, to develop and drive our strategy both internally and externally.

Dr. Okoroafor joined McCormick in 2015, and most recently served as Vice President, Global Sustainability and Packaging Innovation. Prior to his tenure at McCormick, he was Vice President for Packaging and R&D at H.J. Heinz Company, where he was responsible for setting overall global strategy and direction for the packaging organization and leading external innovation across North America. He has also held key leadership roles at other consumer goods and manufacturing companies, including The Coca-Cola Company and PPG Industries, Inc.

Dr. Okoroafor holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Nigeria, a Master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Detroit, and a Ph.D. in Organic Polymer Chemistry from Michigan State University. He is also a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University.

Dr. Okoroafor is an inventor with over 40 patents, has been published in over 35 technical publications, and is a contributing author to the “Handbook of Plastic Foams.” He serves on the Board of Directors for AMERIPEN (American Institute for Packaging and the Environment) and as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). He serves as a member of the Engineering & Science Advisory Board for the University of Detroit – Mercy, the Consumer Brand Association Packaging Sustainability Council, the American Chemical Society, the Institute of Food Technologists and the Society of Plastics Engineers. Dr. Okoroafor was inducted into the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame in 2018. He is also a 2020 Honoree to the Environment+Energy Leader 100 (E+E100).

Erik Hansen

Erik Hansen is Wynn Resort’s Chief Sustainability Officer. He oversees the Department for Corporate Energy & Sustainability which leads the development of the global sustainability strategy and energy procurement goals for the company as it continues to make monumental moves towards taking control of its energy future. His experience extends across all facets of environmental protection and government regulation, and his understanding of cutting-edge technologies are shaping the use of a new generation of renewable resources in the hospitality industry.

Originally serving as Director of Energy Procurement for Wynn Resorts since 2016, Hansen is responsible for developing the Company’s global sustainability goals and implementing vital systems that impact the operation of every part of each Wynn resort. Focused on areas including recycling, responsible sourcing, waste reduction, energy procurement, water conservation, and more. He has been instrumental in instituting several large-scale sustainability and renewable energy projects that have moved Wynn Resorts into a leadership position in environmental stewardship. Most notable have been the negotiation, build, and opening of the 160-acre 20 MW Wynn Solar Facility; management of Wynn Las Vegas’ shift to the open energy market; reduction of single-use plastics; and the creation of an energy supply plan that integrates the first micro grid to be implemented at an individual resort at the Encore Boston Harbor property.

Hansen has more than 25 years of experience, is a current Board Member of the Mystic River Watershed Association, currently serves on the Nevada Governor’s Regional Transmission Task Force and previously served as a member of the Nevada Governor’s Committee on Energy Choice. He began his career in the energy industry at NV Energy where he spent more than 10 years in various capacities including power trading, transmission policy and contracts, business development, and project leadership. Before joining Wynn Resorts, Hansen served as Vice President at EnergySource, where he represented a broad base of Nevada’s largest energy customers across industries including municipalities, mining, gaming, data centers, utilities, and technology.

Michael Levine

Michael Levine is Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer for Under Armour. In this role, he leads the company’s global sustainability strategy, designed to holistically address its environmental and social impact across three key pillars: Products, Team, and Home Field.

Since 2016, Mr. Levine has overseen the development and execution of UA’s global value chain and enterprise-wide sustainability and ESG program including its vision, strategy, and business integration via sustainability operations and product creation. He collaboratively and cross-functionally leads global corporate initiatives spanning climate action and environmental impact; product circularity; corporate social responsibility (CSR); social, labor, and human rights due diligence; risk and opportunity assessments, management, and compliance; supply chain, operational governance, and accountability management; external and internal stakeholder engagement and reporting, and other topics. His ESG work includes regularly engaging with, and presenting to, the company’s Board of Directors including its Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee and Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Levine also leads UA’s ESG Taskforce.

An attorney who began his legal career in public service, Mr. Levine joined UA in 2011 as Senior Counsel, Corporate Social Responsibility. Prior to joining UA, he headed several law firms’ sustainability, ESG, and human rights practices and co-chaired the American Bar Association’s CSR Committee. He has served on the Fair Labor Association’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee since 2017 and leads and serves in sector and cross-sector collaborations – including the International Financial Institution Task Force and Working Group of the ILO’s Call to Action in the Global Garment Industry. He holds a JD from the Emory University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University.

Brandon Middaugh

Brandon is Director of Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund program, a $1 billion capital investment initiative to accelerate technology development and deployment of new climate innovations. She works to advance climate solutions and innovative technologies through sustainable investments including venture capital and project finance. Previously, Brandon led Microsoft’s global distributed energy strategy for the Cloud Energy & Sustainability team. Prior to joining Microsoft, Brandon was a Vice President at SunEdison. Brandon holds an MBA degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business and environmental science degrees from Yale University. Brandon also serves on the boards of two environmental nonprofit organizations, Climate Solutions and the Washington State Parks Foundation.

Rachel Saltzman

Rachel Saltzman is Senior Director of Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability at Volkswagen Group of America. In this role, she is responsible for driving U.S. sustainability performance and leading EHS compliance efforts. Her work includes supporting the company’s transition to e-mobility and assuring its contribution to Volkswagen’s global environmental mission – GoToZero – which includes goals of becoming net CO2 neutral by 2050 and reducing environmental impacts across the product lifecycle.

Rachel originally joined Volkswagen in 2019 as the Assistant General Counsel, Environment, Health, and Safety. Prior to Volkswagen, Rachel practiced environmental law at two major law firms and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Rachel holds a J.D. and a B.A. from Yale.

Julia Matthews

Julia Matthews is the VP of ESG Strategy at Peloton, where she oversees both Peloton’s environmental sustainability and its social impact work. In her role, Julia collaborates with stakeholders across the business to develop and bring Peloton’s ESG strategy to life, including setting targets, leading reporting, ensuring effective governance, and driving sustainability initiatives. She and her team are also responsible for setting and implementing Peloton’s social impact strategy, which focuses on the promotion of access to and engagement with physical fitness and mental health in communities. Julia has worked at the intersection of strategy and impact over the last nearly 20 years, including as the principal for her own strategy consultancy. Julia earned her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, her MS in teaching from Pace University, and her BA in International Relations from The University of Pennsylvania. She lives in the Princeton area with her husband and three sons.

Sarah Marshall

Sarah Marshall is Vice President of Sustainability at NOVA Chemicals and a leading expert on the plastics circular economy, industrial decarbonization, and broader sustainability issues. She is a frequent speaker within the industry and beyond, and well known for her engaging style and ability to illuminate complex issues.

In her current role, she is responsible for leading NOVA Chemicals’ long-term Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, and managing the areas of Climate Care, Corporate Environment and ESG Reporting. In her previous role as Director of Sustainability, Sarah worked with supply chain partners, customers, government officials, industry associations and others to help create innovative solutions for mechanical and advanced recycling for plastic materials.

Marshall joined NOVA Chemicals in 1997, and since then has served the company in a variety of leadership roles in Innovation, including Leader, Products & Catalysts R&D and Director, Technical Service & Application Development. She brings more than 20 years of research and development experience within the petrochemicals industry, previously leading teams of scientists, engineers and technologists at NOVA Chemicals’ Centre for Applied Research and Centre for Performance Applications – the largest private research facilities in western Canada.

Marshall earned her Bachelor of Engineering degree at McGill University, Montreal, in 1997. She is a member of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada Plastics Division Leadership Council. She actively participates in community life with her family in Calgary, Alberta.

Cynthia Williams

Cynthia Williams is the Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance, effective December 1, 2019. She will be responsible for sustainable business plans and policies, environmental negotiations with regulatory bodies around the world, reporting on the company’s environmental and social performance, and engaging with non-government organizations and other external stakeholders.

Previously Cynthia was Assistant Director, Global Automotive Safety Office. In this position she has been responsible for leading the safety governance process, including identifying, analyzing and making recommendations on potential safety and compliance concerns. She also has been responsible for developing and coordinating responses to all government agency investigations.

Since joining Ford in 1992, as part of the Ford College Graduate Program in the Automotive Emissions and Fuel Economy Office, Cynthia has held several positions, which include Ford’s Sustainability, Environment and Safety Director in Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for environment and safety strategy, policy and performance and assuring that Ford Asia Pacific meets or exceeds all safety and environmental regulations.  Other roles included Ford’s Environmental Policy Manager, Energy Planning and Compliance Manager, and On-Board Diagnostics Production Compliance Programs Manager. Cynthia is the past chair of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Mobile Source Policy Committee.

In Asia Pacific, she was the Executive Champion for the Professional Women’s Network and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender Employee Resource Groups. Cynthia also held the position of Vice President of Operations for the Ford Employees African Ancestry Network (FAAN) and is committed to mentoring young engineers, peers and FAAN members.

Cynthia is currently on the Board of Directors for CALSTART and VELOZ, nonprofit organizations working to develop and promote clean, efficient transportation solutions.  Cynthia will also serve on the Michigan Governor’s Council on Climate Solutions.

A native of Flint, MI, Cynthia earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy. Cynthia is married with two children.

Cynthia is based in World Headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan.

Martin Bryan

Martin Bryan is the Global Chief Sustainability Officer of UM, overseeing the development of agency processes and products enabling the Mediabrands agency group to comply with their net-zero goals. A graduate of the Yale School of Management’s Sustainability in Business Executive Education program, he is a passionate, proactive, and organized champion of corporate efforts to give back and better our clients, people, environment, and world.  Prior to leading Sustainability, Martin joined UM in 2011 and led the US strategy practice at J3, serving the J&J business since 2018 after returning from a yearlong sabbatical in which he traveled the world with his partner – at times volunteering on regenerative, organic farms.  He is a gun safety advocate with the Gun Safety Alliance, a junior board member of the John A Reisenbach Foundation serving grants to NGOs in the New York region focused on creating a safer, more sustainable world. Martin lives in Morristown, NJ with his husband, two dogs and is an avid gardener and beekeeper.

Hannah Hauman

Hannah Hauman was appointed Trafigura’s Global Head of Carbon Trading in April 2021. In this role she leads a team across four continents that combines trading, finance and risk management expertise, alongside technical project and policy support, to provide a full service offering in measuring, reducing and compensating GHG emissions to project owners and emitters alike under both regulated and voluntary regimes.

Hannah joined the Group in 2016 in Geneva, firstly becoming Head of Bitumen Trading for Puma Energy before moving to Trafigura’s Oil Trading team, becoming Head of European Crude Trading in 2020. In the eight years prior to joining Trafigura, Hannah worked for a variety of refining, trading, and distribution companies, including as a Middle Distillates trader for Shell in positions based in Houston and London.

An American citizen, Hannah holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Houston.

Monika Murugesan

As Vice President of Global Microgrid Offer Management, Monika Murugesan leads the core team helping to deliver innovative microgrid technology and solutions, meeting the ever-changing needs of the new energy landscape.  Monika has 20 years of energy industry experience and started her career in the industry as a protective relay firmware engineer at SEL. She took on a variety of roles at SEL like R&D manager, International Business leader, and Head of Product. She was VP of Marketing and Product Management at Sentient Energy before joining Schneider Electric.

Monika earned her Executive M.B.A from Washington State University, M.S in Computer Engineering from Arizona State University, and bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Government College of Technology, India.

Monika is passionate about sustainability and decarbonization. Her other passion is coaching and mentoring. She spends her time teaching business schools and mentoring upcoming talent. She loves reading, gardening, yoga, running, and outdoor activities. She is an award-winning Toastmaster speaker. She speaks at various industry events and is a keynote speaker at the Society of Women Engineer events and entrepreneur events.

Stephanie Byrd

Stephanie Byrd is passionate about energy and its role in reshaping industries, transforming cities, and enriching lives. She works for a 180+ year-old company called Schneider Electric who has always been a leading technology provider. She currently serves as a marketing director, helping customers understand their options for reducing energy waste and achieving their climate ambitions.  Stephanie is a long-time Texas resident with strong ties to the I-35 corridor: growing up in San Antonio, studying marketing at Baylor University, and now establishing roots in DFW with her husband, pets, and two children.

Rose Shaver

As Associate Director of Sustainability Development for Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business, Rose Shaver serves as the Account Manager for Blackstone. Schneider Electric has been consistently recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable companies, including 11 consecutive years in Corporate Knights’ Global 100, CDP’s A List and Ethisphere’s Most Ethical Companies.  Rose supports global organizations in the development and realization of their ESG/Climate Change roadmaps. Her expertise includes global data management, energy procurement, energy efficiency, strategy development, ESG, and ISO reporting support.

Frank Geovannello

Frank Geovannello is a Director within Altria Client Services’ Procurement Department. In this role he leads a team responsible for the department’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies, including Altria’s Supplier Diversity Program. He also engages a variety of stakeholders on agricultural and labor topics.

During his 27 years with Altria, he has held positions in the Human Resources, Corporate Citizenship, and Marketing departments. Prior to joining Altria, he worked in the advertising field in New York City. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves in an Armor unit as well as a volunteer firefighter in Glen Rock New Jersey. He currently lives in Chesterfield Virginia with his wife and their three sons.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Bonaventure University, a Graduate Certificate in Business Ethics from Bentley University’s Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business, and a Master of Human Resources Management from the University of Richmond. He also obtained the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) designation. Lastly, he obtained the Senior Human Resources Professional Certification from the Society for Human Resources Management.

Anne Peck

Anne Peck is a member of TA Realty’s portfolio management team and is responsible for overseeing the Firm’s Environmental, Social, Governance and Resiliency (ESG+R) initiatives through the promotion of relevant and emerging advancements in the commercial real estate industry. Anne has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and joined TA Realty in 2021. Prior to joining the Firm, she was a Vice President, Head of the Architecture and Engineering group at AEW Capital Management, where she managed and led a group of architects and engineers who oversaw all physical, environmental, and sustainability assessments for assets and new developments. Simultaneously, she was paramount in creating and implementing AEW’s ESG program. Previously, Anne was a Construction Manager/OPM with Cambridge Housing Authority and a Construction Manager with Jones Lang LaSalle. She graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University’s College of Engineering with a focus on Construction Management. She has her LEED AP certification and has served as a member of the GRESB Benchmark committee from 2017 until 2022, when GRESB changed the structure. She is also a member of the NAREIM planning committee for the NAREIM A&E and Sustainability conferences as well as a member of NAREIM’s DEI committee.

Stanley Merritt

Dr. Stanley Merritt is the senior program manager of next generation environmental sustainability goals for the Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in technology, focused on global security and human discovery. 

In a newly created role, Merritt leads strategic development and tactical implementation, including enterprise-wide business strategies to minimize the company’s environmental impact while advancing a culture of environmental stewardship. 

Merritt brings decades of environmental and sustainability expertise to Northrop Grumman, having worked as a leader in the chemical industry (DuPont and Chemours) with numerous industry sectors including agriculture, automotive, chemical, electronics, and mining. 

Merritt holds degrees in Chemical Engineering (B.S. Purdue University), Safety Engineering and Environmental Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University). He is currently a member of the Corporate Environmental Forum – CEF, the Product Stewardship Society – PSS, and the International Aerospace Environmental Group – IAEG (where he also serves as a board member). 

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

Heather Moore

Heather Moore, P.E. is LRQA’s Technical Director for Sustainability where she supports LRQA’s sustainability products and advises clients on their sustainability journey. She joined LRQA in 2012 as a Lead Auditor/Verifier, providing assessment and verification services for greenhouse gas emissions and other sustainability data, ISO 14001, and social auditing schemes. She has since held various roles with LRQA related to management, training auditors and verifiers, running second-party audit schemes for global companies, and leading complex verifications.

Her 16+ years of practice experience in the environmental field have taken her to landfills, power plants, cruise ships, upstream and downstream oil and gas operations, chemical plants, agricultural operations, and various manufacturing facilities.  She received a B.S. in civil engineering from Purdue University.

Florent Bouguin

Florent Bouguin is the Chief Technology Officer at OPTEL Group. Florent is a research and development executive with substantive experience in developing new technologies and business solutions that measure and reduce human impacts on our global environment. After graduating from Polytechnique (Orleans, France) and completing graduate studies at Laval University (Quebec, Canada), Florent worked as a System Engineer for ABB in the space industry. Holding several technical and management roles over the course of 15 years, he contributed to developing spaceborne analysers for greenhouse gas observation, weather forecast prediction and ozone measurement. He joined OPTEL group, a BCorp certified organization, in 2016 as Vice President of Engineering and Operations, where he has been participating in the expansion of the business in the life science industry. Currently the Chief Technology Officer, Florent drives the technology and go-to-market strategy of OPTEL group, whose corporate vision is a connected world providing full transparency and optimized performance, encouraging social and environmental responsibility and accountability while earning the trust of consumers. As a member of the Executive Committee, Florent collaborates with the president and Executive Committee to define the vision and set corporate strategy, goals and policies. Father of two kids and ultramarathoner, Florent’s motivation is promoting the balance between family life, active life and professional life.

Mandi McReynolds

Mandi McReynolds is an award-winning author and practitioner with 15+ years of leadership experience building corporate responsibility and environment, social, and governance (ESG) divisions across four different industries. Currently, serving as the Head of Global ESG  at Workiva, Mandi helps companies and executives around the globe drive business value and societal impact through transparency, accountability, and innovation.  Mandi is the host and executive producer for the video podcast series ESG Talk. Subscribe to ESG Talk wherever you get your podcasts and follow @ESGTalk on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Amanda Petzinger

Amanda Petzinger, Associate VP of ESG/Sustainability Digital Solutions at Benchmark Digital Partners (brand owner and service provider of Benchmark ESG), leads the company’s ESG & Sustainability Practice. In this role, Amanda and her team ensure the continual evolution of Benchmark’s Sustainability & ESG solutions in alignment with subscriber, market, and regulatory needs; provide best practice insights and thought leadership in the ESG space; and manage Benchmark’s internal ESG programs and initiatives.

A key component of Benchmark’s product & solution evolution includes collaborating with subscribers, partners, and industry leaders to ensure the latest industry trends and program challenges are thoughtfully considered and addressed. Amanda is instrumental in facilitating this cross-subscriber engagement by chairing Benchmark’s Annual User Conference, All-Customer Calls, Advisory Group, and various Collaboration Workgroups, including current workgroups for COVID-19 Pandemic Response & ESG Program Excellence.

In addition to her product management & customer engagement responsibilities, Amanda also has 15+ years of expertise implementing, configuring, designing, and supporting Benchmark ESG’s 65+ web-based applications, as well as extensive experience supporting subscribers in their quest for ESG & EHS operational excellence. She also serves as the advisor for Benchmarks’ Sustainability suite of applications.

Amanda received her bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and Spanish from Xavier University in 2010, with summa cum laude distinction.

Emily McGarvey

Emily McGarvey is the Director of Sustainability at Room & Board. She is responsible for implementing social and environmentally-sound strategies that further advance Room & Board’s mission of delivering built-to-last furniture through sustainable practices that prioritize American craftsmanship.

Emily brings 20 years of experience spearheading social and environmental strategies with a focus on product, supply chain, operations, and branding. As Target’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, she played an integral role in developing the corporation’s sustainability program, rolling out enterprise-wide initiatives including the company’s chemical management and transparency policy and their Car Seat Trade-In program. In 2018, she founded Star Impact Consulting, where she provided purpose-driven strategy and branding for both for-profit and nonprofit business sectors such as Apparel Impact Institute.

Before leading social and environmental initiatives, Emily held various roles in buying, sourcing, and product development where she drove positive financial results through global product management, category management, financial analysis, vendor negotiation, market & trend analysis, and cross functional teams.

Emily received her Bachelor of Arts from Concordia College where she studied business and English writing.

Dost Bardouille

Dost Bardouille is passionate about sustainability and implementing programs that bring about a net positive impact on society.

Dost is the Director of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility at Swinerton, where she leads the commercial construction company’s program on environmental sustainability and embodied carbon reduction, as well as partnering with clients and business partners to develop decarbonization strategies. She also leads the company’s Social Impact program, including community investment, community outreach and supplier diversity, and diversity, equity and inclusion strategies.

Previously, Dost served as Vice President of Sustainability at Tahoe Resources, where she led the mining company’s global social and environmental programs, adherence to human rights commitments, and sustainability reporting and transparency.

Dost has written extensively and contributed to numerous articles and publications on corporate responsibility and sustainability. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science and Engineering in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Michigan.”

Sam Stockdale

Sam is Link’s head of sustainability and ESG, responsible for development and execution of corporate strategy related to environmental, social and governance programming throughout the company’s industrial real estate portfolio. With direct oversight of functions across utility operations, energy procurement, energy data analytics, social impact and ESG reporting, he also leads decarbonization and net-zero initiatives.
Sam joined Link in 2020 from JPMorgan Chase, where he was vice president of global energy and sustainability. In that role, he managed a real estate portfolio of some 7,000 properties spanning 63 countries with an annual utility spend of $250 million and annual energy use of 2 terawatt hours. He was also responsible for developing JPMorgan Chase’s operational sustainability strategy; carbon strategy and procurement; led execution of one of the world’s largest energy efficiency campaigns and its associated $700 million green bond raise; and developed more than 300 megawatts in solar, fuel cell and distributed energy-generation projects. Prior to his time at JPMorgan Chase, Sam was director of portfolio operations at Tishman Speyer, where he managed a 40 million square-foot portfolio and was responsible for energy- and sustainability-related activities.
Sam earned a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Finance from Columbia University. He has also held several professional designations throughout his career, including LEED AP, CEM and CEP. Sam lives in Brooklyn with Hudson, his Great Pyrenees/Australian Shepherd mix, and has a side-gig building reclaimed wooden furniture from discarded materials.

Kara Fulcher

Kara S. Fulcher is Director of Sustainability and Government Affairs for Michelin North America, a role that spans industrial operations, commercial and external engagement and strategy development.  She has been part of the Michelin team since 2015, working in both regional and worldwide functions.  Kara holds a PhD from Princeton University in diplomatic history and an MBA from Clemson University.  A committed life-long learner with broad interests, she has also earned a Six-Sigma Green Belt, completed General Electric’s Analytics Engineer training, and most recently concluded the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s 2021 Leadership Program.  Having grown up in the ecologically fragile desert southwest of the United States, she has a special and urgent interest in sustainability and climate action.  Today after many moves across the US and western Europe, she calls Greenville, South Carolina, home.

Suzanne Long

Suzanne began her career at Accenture leading process improvement, change management, and IT integration projects for Fortune 100 companies.  She joined Albertsons in 2001, and in 2003 was asked to develop and lead the company’s Lean Six Sigma program – this first of its kind in the food and drug industry. In 2008 she left Albertsons (then SuperValu) to become the Retail Practice Leader for SSA & Company, a New York-based consulting firm, directing and overseeing engagements with clients such as Kroger, Harris Teeter, Staples and Office Depot.

Suzanne joined Albertsons Companies in 2012, and over the following 6 years led the integrations of SuperValu, Safeway, A&P, United and Haggen, including the conversion of all corporate functions, ~1000 stores, 10 distribution centers, and 13 division offices as Group Vice President of Business Improvement.  In 2017 she was additionally given the assignment of delivering $500M in cost savings over a three-year timeframe. Suzanne became Group Vice President, Strategic Sourcing in January of 2020, where she was responsible for optimizing ~$13B in annual spend (~$6B of opex, ~$1B of capex, and ~$6B of direct Own Brands goods) to deliver $300M+ in savings over three years. That same year she was also asked to lead the development of the company’s ESG strategy and capabilities. She currently serves as Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer, responsible for driving both the company’s ESG strategy and the numerous enterprise-wide large scale change initiatives.

Suzanne graduated with honors from Duke University with majors in both History and Art History and a minor in Women’s Studies.  She serves on two nonprofit boards, is the chair of Duke’s Career and Professional Development Committee for its Northwest Alumni chapter, and is a member of the EDGE Advisory Council at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.

Erik Moser

Erik Moser is Vice President of Business Development leading a team of engineers and sustainability professionals focused on decarbonizing existing buildings.  With over 20 years of experience in energy efficiency and renewable energy, Erik works with private equity firms, REITs and large multinational companies on achieving the GHG reduction targets through implementing deep building retrofits. Erik works on national rollouts of programmatic reductions through building assessments, installations, equipment replacements, controls upgrades, net zero plans and determining the most cost effective ways to reduce emissions.

John Hoekstra

John Hoekstra leads global sustainability solutions at Prologis. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading the strategy and development of sustainability solutions for Prologis customers as well as collaborating on Prologis’ own sustainability goals and plans. His focus is on scaling up renewable energy, zero emissions mobility solutions, and other initiatives around sustainable logistics in support of Prologis’ net zero commitment and customer needs to decarbonize.
Prior to joining Prologis, John was the Global Vice President of Sustainability at Schneider Electric. During his 16-year tenure with the company, he partnered internally and externally on a range of sustainability topics on behalf of Schneider Electric, leading the evolution, strategy and delivery of cleantech, sustainability, and NEO Network™ services. His work included climate strategy and planning, renewable energy advisory and deployment, ESG framework evaluation and management, opportunity creation in circularity, and supply chain management for sustainability for global Fortune 1000 companies.
Previously, John held various positions in environmental management with Dell Computer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, and Brown-Forman. John has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville and is a registered professional engineer.

Scott Atkinson

Scott Atkinson is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ San Francisco office and co-head of the global Sustainability Practice. He places chief executives, board directors, chief sustainability officers, ESG leaders, and senior executives within companies and organizations that focus on solving critical global challenges through their products, services or solutions. Scott also consults on the governance and leadership implications of investor demand for ESG performance. Previously, Scott was managing partner of H&S’ global Venture Capital Practice. In this capacity, he places board directors, chief executives, chief financial officers, and senior leaders within disruptive companies experiencing growth, innovation, restructuring, and global expansion. Scott joined the firm from Digital.ai software, a TPG Capital-backed technology company dedicated to helping global 5000 enterprises achieve digital transformation goals. Scott was named one of Wall Street’s Top Sustainability Recruiters by Business Insider in 2022. He is frequently quoted in leading news and business publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Thomson Reuters, and is also a regular guest speaker on industry panels and at major universities. Scott is on the Board of The Jane Goodall Institute USA, a community conservation organization that advances the vision and work of Dr. Jane Goodall. He earned a masters of environmental sciences & policy from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. in history from Middlebury College.

Nick Murdock

Mr. Nick Murdock currently serves as NASA’s Sustainability Program Manager and is responsible for the development and implementation of the Agency’s sustainability efforts across all Centers. Nick is passionate about solving problems, building strong teams and fostering a safe, collaborative and inclusive environment. Under his leadership NASA recognizes the urgency and the need to pursue and achieve the goals of the current administration.

Prior to Nick’s current role, he has held a variety of positions supporting environmental functions as well as engineering, construction and operations and maintenance. Nick has over 18 years of professional experience and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida as well as a LEED Accredited Professional. Additionally Nick is a graduate of the Ohio State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering and also holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from the University of Central Florida.

Adam Wylie

Adam leads Leprino Food’s Global Responsibility business priority. Prior to dedicating his time to GR full time in 2021, he also managed environmental compliance at Leprino since 2013, before that at other companies mostly in heavy industry, and as a consultant. These days, he spends most of his time just trying to keep up with the daily change that is ESG/Sustainability.

Ted Lague

Ted joined Merchants Fleet in 2021 and heads the ESG organization. Ted specializes in corporate strategy, culture, and sustainability. Prior to Merchants Fleet, Ted spent nearly a decade at the Liberty Mutual Group in organizational strategy and special project roles. Ted also founded MONA Environmental, an organization that innovates business solutions to inspire the preservation, conservation, and renewal of Earth’s natural resources. Since joining Merchants Fleet, Ted has been building their ESG organization around a culture of doing well by doing good and releasing Merchants inaugural ESG Report in early 2022.

Zoë Beck

Zoë Beck, Director of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare, leads the company’s efforts in sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. She brings together stakeholders to develop and advance initiatives in areas including environmental performance, health equity and reporting transparency.

Prior to her current position, she led the sustainability and ESG efforts for HealthTrust and Premier, two of the largest healthcare group purchasing organizations. In these positions, she worked with industry suppliers and other stakeholders to advance efforts in environmentally preferred purchasing, supplier diversity and supplier transparency to assist health systems in advancing their sustainability and ESG goals.

Zoë earned an MBA and Master of Environmental Management from Duke University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

Elizabeth Scruggs

As Vice President of HSM Brand Engagement, Sustainability & Insights for Hilton Supply Management, Elizabeth Scruggs is focused on engaging with the Hilton portfolio of brands, collaborating with the ESG team to drive responsible sourcing and sustainability, advancing Hilton’s award-winning supplier diversity program and leading HSM’s external promotion and branding. Prior to this role, Elizabeth held several leadership roles with Owner Relations at Hilton, where she led strategies to ensure engagement and loyalty in the franchisee community. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Elizabeth is a member of Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, which connects executive women across all sectors of the travel and hospitality industry. She resides in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and two daughters.

Mukesh Jha

As ASR’s Chief Sustainability Officer Mukesh leads organizational ESG efforts to become the most sustainable and ethical, cane sugar refinery company in the world by achieving net zero in our value chain by 2050 or earlier and promoting and supporting sustainable and ethical behavior across our value chain including partners and third party cane sugar suppliers and farmers.

He has 20+ years of experience leading sustainability, operations and engineering functions of large manufacturing organizations with deep passion for planet, people, process, operational improvement, decarbonization and energy efficiency. Before joining ASR in December 2021, he worked for Saint Gobain, Johnson Controls and Berry Global.

Mukesh earner his Executive MBA from Krannert Business School, Purdue University, M.S in Materials Science from Alfred University, NY and bachelor’s degree in engineering from Calcutta University, India

Sydney Mainster

Sydney Mainster serves as Vice President of Sustainability and Design Management at the Durst Organization, one of the oldest family-run commercial and residential real estate companies in New York City. She brings over 16 years of professional and academic architecture, design, and construction experience to support Durst’s vision for sustainability in ground-up development projects, existing building renovations, and building operations.

Sydney works strategically to implement sustainability guidelines, set targets, and maximize tenant engagement. She defines and refines design and construction sustainability criteria utilizing data from current green building rating systems, health research and chemical red lists; and sustainability best practices in energy, water, indoor environmental quality, and cradle-to-cradle product manufacturing, use, and disposal. Sydney works closely with design consultants, construction teams, and manufacturers to ensure product selection, procurement, and installation all meet established performance and sustainability criteria—not only to achieve outcomes on current building projects, but also to improve environmental standards and innovation in the industry at large. Sydney keeps a vigilant eye on Durst’s chemical transparency and exclusion criteria for building products, continually demanding more, and better information from manufacturers.

Sydney is a board member of the Building Energy Exchange, NYLCV and is a past chair of the Advisory Council for the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Art and Design.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley and a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Rick Fraumann

Rick Fraumann has 15+ years of experience leading innovative sustainability efforts for Fortune 100 companies, large school districts, college and professional stadiums, premier events and communities. 

Creating new approaches and processes, he drives innovation leading to lasting cultural change from the C suite to the street. 

Challenging clients to go deeper Rick develops creative programs ensuring sustainability efforts are truly sustainable by evaluating the effect on the triple bottom line; the people, the planet, and profitability.

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Cyrus Wadia

Dr. Cyrus Wadia is the Head of WW Product Sustainability at Amazon where he is leading a retail transformation by raising the sustainability standards for all product sold on Amazon as well as making it easier for customers on Amazon to discover and shop for those products. Prior to Amazon, Cyrus was the Vice President, Sustainable Business & Innovation for Nike where he was responsible for Nike’s rapid acceleration of sustainability in new product innovation, enterprise risk mitigation, and the modernization of Nike’s brand and consumer engagement strategy. Cyrus served as an Assistant Director in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy between 2010 and 2015. There he advised the Obama administration and introduced new budgetary and legislative initiatives in: energy, climate, advanced materials innovation, manufacturing, and mining. In this role, Cyrus was responsible for the creation and expansion of more than $1 billion in new budgetary initiatives and led the development of the nation’s first policy framework and strategy on critical minerals. Between 1996 and 2010, Cyrus held many leadership roles as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a senior program officer at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the founding member and Co-Director of the Haas School of Business Cleantech to Market initiative. Cyrus holds a Ph.D. in Energy & Resources from U.C. Berkeley, and an M.S. and S.B. in Chemical Engineering from MIT.

Emma Stewart

Emma Stewart, Ph.D., is the Netflix Sustainability Officer where she is responsible for the company’s climate and environmental strategy and execution. She joined Netflix officially in late 2020, having helped design the program while a consultant at ENGIE. She oversees all company-wide work to decarbonize Netflix corporate and production operations, to further raise environmental awareness through TV and film titles, to engage the 200+ million Netflix households on sustainability, and to partner with key influencers including researchers, investors, employees, NGOs, and the media.

She previously led World Resources Institute’s global work on urban efficiency, climate, and finance, including the Institute’s research and technical assistance to cities and companies worldwide on climate planning, urban financing, zero carbon buildings, and electric mobility. Prior to joining WRI, she spent a decade leading software and sales teams creating and delivering sustainable design software for cities, architects, engineers, and contractors. In that capacity, she founded and directed design software giant Autodesk’s Sustainability Solutions department, where she led a product and go-to-market team to make sustainable design a “no-brainer” for millions of engineering and design customers.  In 2009, she founded Autodesk’s Sustainable Design Living Lab program, which uses Autodesk facilities as a testing ground for new software to rapidly green existing buildings. In 2008, she founded its Sustainable Operations program, which was named best-in-class by the Carbon Disclosure Project. She is an architect of the now mainstream Science-Based Targets movement (now 1000+ companies strong), having created the first open-source methodology (“C-FACT”) back in 2009, a methodology which was ultimately named #1 of 100 public company targets by Climate Counts. In 2005, Emma founded and directed the Environmental R&D Division at Business for Social Responsibility, where her team designed corporate initiatives to analyze and adapt to horizon issues such as payments for ecosystem services and water footprinting. She has served as a member of the professional faculty at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business where she taught “Intrapreneurship for Sustainability”. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management from Stanford University and a B.A. Honours degree in Human Sciences from Oxford University.

Marion Gross

Marion Gross serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, North America. In this position she is responsible for executing the strategic direction of McDonald’s Supply Chain including the oversight of nearly $14 billion in food and beverage, equipment, packaging and premiums, and distribution for more than 15,000 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. In this role her primary focus is developing strong teams to drive business results, in quality and food safety, strategic sourcing and cost management, logistics and supply chain integration, new product commercialization, field execution and supplier diversity.

Prior to this position, Marion was the Vice President, U.S. Field and Supply Chain Services for McDonald’s USA where she was accountable for the execution of strategic supply chain initiatives through a network of 36 distribution centers and 3PL’s with accountability for expenditures in excess of $5.2 billion annually.

Marion began her career with the McDonald’s system in 1986 at HAVI where she managed transportation and logistics, environmental affairs, packaging R&D and procurement supporting McDonald’s. She joined McDonald’s in 1993, responsible for managing the supply of several national product categories. Post earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Logistics and Distribution from Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, Marion held distribution roles in sales and operations.

Marion was recognized by the National Diversity Council for being one of Illinois’ 2012 Most Powerful and Influential Women and has been recognized by Black Enterprise as one of the 50 most powerful women in corporate America, 2015, Most Powerful Women in Business, 2017, 300 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America, 2018, one of the Most Powerful Woman in Corporate America in 2019, a 2019 CNN Risk Taker and a 2019 Chicago United Business Leader of Color.

Outside of McDonald’s, she actively supports causes that care for the homeless, under-served children, Special Olympics and veterans having proudly served our country. She recently served as a Director on the board of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana as Vice Chair and Executive Committee member, was a member of the Catalyst Board of Advisors and has served as Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.

She and her husband, Brian reside in the Chicago area.

Edward Palmieri

Edward leads Facebook’s Sustainability team, developing and executing Facebook’s approach to efficient and responsible business operations. Beyond operating responsibly, the team leads efforts to support global communities and make a positive impact on the world by minimizing Facebook’s energy, emissions and water impact, protecting workers and the environment in its supply chain, and partner with others to develop and share solutions for a more sustainable world. Prior to joining the Sustainability team, Edward served for over seven years as Director and Associate General Counsel at Facebook, advising on US and international privacy laws, regulations, and industry practices. Before joining Facebook, Edward was Deputy Chief Privacy Officer at Sprint, where he led the Legal Department’s Office of Privacy. Edward started his legal career at a DC-based communications and tech law firm advising clients on privacy, telecom, and other regulatory matters. Edward also serves on the Board of SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders), a small non-profit working to empower LGBTQ youth in the Washington, DC metro area.

Jane Ewing

Walmart has spent more than a decade collaborating with suppliers, NGOs, and others to drive positive change across global supply chains. Jane Ewing leads Walmart’s Sustainability team and efforts, which prioritize people and the planet by aiming to source responsibly, sell sustainable products, restore natural resources, and reduce waste and emissions.

Jane joined Walmart in 2012 as a Senior Vice President for the International division. In 2013, she transitioned to the Walmart U.S. Merchandising business before being asked to lead the U.S. Business Development team. Here she was responsible for initiatives such as In-Store General Merchandise Pickup, Supercenter Reinvention, and Digital Acceleration, where she developed solutions to provide a seamless shopping experience for customers.

Prior to her current role, Jane led the People Group for Walmart International, supporting around 700,000 associates in 26 countries. She and her team were responsible for ensuring Walmart International attracts, develops, and retains top retail talent around the world.

Before joining Walmart, Jane spent 20 years with Diageo PLC, where she held various general management roles in several countries across Northern & Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Global Travel.

Jane is passionate about advancing social and environmental sustainability, fostering inclusion, developing talent, and supporting our next generation of leaders. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Sustainability Consortium and the Partnership for a Healthier America advisory council leading up to the 2021 United Nations World Food Systems Summit. Within Walmart, Jane has served as the Chair of the President’s Global Council for Women Leaders and as the co-chair for the President’s Inclusion Council.

A British national, Jane earned her undergraduate degree in International Business and Modern Languages from Aston University in Birmingham, England. She also holds an Erasmus Diploma in International Business from the École de Management Européen in Strasbourg, France.

Paulette Frank

Paulette Frank is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Johnson & Johnson. She provides thought leadership and strategic direction to advance the organization’s Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability mission across the breadth of its businesses. She represents the company in external forums, partnerships and stakeholder engagements, providing a voice for the company’s values and commitment to help create a healthy future for people, our communities, and the planet.

Paulette has been working in the fields of environmental stewardship, employee health & safety and sustainability for over 25 years. In 1997, she joined the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies where she has served in a number of roles within Environment, Health & Safety, Sustainability and Operations across the enterprise.

Paulette earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Duke University and her Master of Environmental Studies degree from Yale University’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. She serves as an advisory council member for the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale. She is on the Board of Directors for Net Impact and a member of the Leadership Council for the Corporate Eco-Forum.

Lucas Joppa

As Microsoft’s first Chief Environmental Officer, Dr. Lucas Joppa leads the development and execution of Microsoft’s sustainability strategy across its worldwide business. In this role, he drives Microsoft’s core commitment to sustainability through ongoing technology innovation, program development, policy advancement, and global operational excellence. With a combined background in both environmental science and data science, Dr. Joppa is committed to using the power of technology to advance a growing movement to address the world’s sustainability needs. Dr. Joppa leads Microsoft’s ambitious plans to become a carbon negative, water positive, zero waste company and to build a new planetary computing platform that will transform the way we monitor, model, and manage Earth’s natural systems.

Recognized by Fortune magazine in its “40 Under 40” list, Dr. Joppa is a uniquely accredited voice for sustainability in the tech industry. With a Ph.D. in Ecology from Duke University and extensive publications in leading academic journals such as Science and Nature, Dr. Joppa brings together subject matter expertise in both environment and technology. In 2020, Clarivate named Dr. Joppa to its Highly Cited Researchers list for “significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple highly cited papers over the last decade.” In addition to formerly serving on the Federal Advisory Committee for the Sustained U.S. National Climate Assessment, Dr. Joppa is an Associate Editor in Chief for the Ecological Society of America’s EcoSphere journal and an honorary Fellow at the UN Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC). He serves on the boards of leading scientific organizations, such as NatureServe and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Director’s Council at UC Santa Barbara.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Joppa was Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Scientist and led research programs at the intersection of environmental and computer sciences in Microsoft Research, the company’s blue-sky research division. As part of his work he founded Microsoft’s AI for Earth program —a five-year, $50 million cross-company effort dedicated to delivering technology-enabled solutions to global environmental challenges. Dr. Joppa remains an active scientist, speaking frequently on issues related to artificial intelligence, environmental science, and sustainability. Along with his Ph.D., Dr. Joppa holds a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin and is a former Peace Corps volunteer to Malawi.

Perry Jones

Perry Jones, President, North America Supply at Diageo and President, Diageo US Virgin Islands Board of Directors, is a global leader in beverage alcohol. Diageo has an outstanding collection of more than 200 brands, including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit, Smirnoff, Cîroc, Ketel One, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness, enjoyed in more than 180 countries based in New York.

Perry previously served as SVP Manufacturing based at Diageo’s Plainfield, Illinois site, Diageo’s only location in the world that houses both a technical center and a full, state-of-the-art production facility.

Mr. Jones has extensive food and beverage industry experience in applying innovative approaches to end to end operations, supply chain management, change management, procurement, supply planning, commercialization, and contract manufacturing. Mr. Jones is responsible for implementing world-class supply chain strategies and best practices in areas including purchasing, inventory management, SAP, Lean, Six Sigma and Total Productive Manufacturing to deliver bottom line financial results.

Prior to joining Diageo in 2017, Mr. Jones was with the Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President/Thermal and Water, Vice President/Thermal and Contract Manufacturing, and Regional Vice President for the company’s Eastern Region Coca-Cola Refreshments business.
At Mark Anthony Brewing, a division of The Mark Anthony Group of Companies, Mr. Jones was Senior Vice President of Operations.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Jones was with PepsiCo, where he served as Vice President Operations and Integration, Vice President Operations, Vice President Manufacturing, and Director of Manufacturing for the Gatorade brand.

Perry previously served as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees for Alabama A&M University and currently serves on the Black and Gold Facilities Board at Grambling State University, two Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Mr. Jones earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology from Grambling State University.

Diageo North America is the company’s largest market and contributes approximately 50% of the company’s operating profit. Diageo North America’s Supply organization represents the leading producer of alcoholic beverages distilled, blended, matured, barreled, brewed, bottled and warehoused in the market. North America operates 10 domestic facilities across the United States, Canada and U.S.V.I. In 2017, Diageo was named to the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25.

Gayle Schueller

Dr. Gayle Schueller is 3M’s Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Gayle started in 3M’s corporate laboratory as a product development engineer and has over 29 years of technical and business leadership experience.  Her career spans a broad range of businesses from electronics to healthcare to consumer industries.  She has led technical and business teams from around the world including Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.

Gayle’s previous assignments include Vice President of New Platforms for Growth and Commercialization, Directora General for 3M Mexico, Vice President for Global Sustainability, and Vice President of Research & Development and Design for 3M’s Consumer and Office Business.

She is passionate about making a positive impact in the world through science and technology.

Rebecca Marmot

Rebecca is the Chief Sustainability Officer of Unilever.

She is responsible for driving the company’s overall sustainability strategy and transformational change on priority areas of Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (USLP): climate change and eliminating deforestation; sustainable agriculture & smallholder farmers; water, sanitation and hygiene; opportunities for women; plastics and the circular economy; impact finance; and health and wellbeing. As CSO Rebecca also leads the next chapter of Unilever’s sustainability journey beyond the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.

Prior to this role, Rebecca was Global Vice President of Sustainability at Unilever where she led the global advocacy, policy and partnerships team, heading engagement with external stakeholders and building the optimal enabling environment to drive sustainable business. Under her leadership Unilever played a key role in major sustainability milestones such as the 2015 Paris Agreement and the creation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, positioning Unilever at the forefront of sustainable business.

Before joining Unilever, Rebecca served as Global External Affairs Director at L’Oréal and in External Affairs at the UK Department for Trade & Industry. Here she was responsible for stakeholder management on UK Government projects.
Rebecca is a Non-Executive Director at WSUP (Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor) and a member of the TENT Advisory Council .

Chris Raymond

Chris Raymond is the chief sustainability officer and vice president of Global Enterprise Sustainability for The Boeing Company, and a member of the company’s Executive Council. As Boeing’s first chief sustainability officer, Raymond is responsible for further advancing Boeing’s approach on environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities, stakeholder-oriented engagement, reporting, and company performance. Raymond’s Executive Council responsibilities include driving shared awareness of ESG trends, opportunities and targets to guide company decision-making and global impact.

Prior to this role, Raymond was the vice president of Sustainability, Strategy and Corporate Development (SSCD) for The Boeing Company, leading the team that shapes the company’s future through market insights, strategies, partnerships and investments for sustainable innovation, productivity and growth.

In addition to his SSCD role, Raymond was asked to also lead enterprise-wide efforts to engage, inform and seek feedback from stakeholders following the tragic accidents involving the 737 MAX airplane. Raymond partnered with the Communications team and leaders from across the company to focus on employees, customers, passengers, suppliers and other valued partners, ensuring their voices and interests were actively represented across all the company’s efforts.

Raymond was previously vice president of Embraer Integration, a role in which he led the efforts for a potential strategic partnership between Boeing and Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. Raymond also previously served as the first vice president and general manager of Autonomous Systems (AS), a division within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) focusing on enterprise autonomous aviation and marine technologies, intelligence capabilities, and networking solutions from seabed to space. Prior to his role with AS, Raymond was vice president and general manager of several businesses involving integrated missile defense, sensors and signals intelligence, and undersea capability. He also served as vice president of global Business Development & Strategy for BDS, leading a global team focused on customer solutions, partnerships, new business capture and strategic planning.

Raymond began his career as an engineer at Boeing’s Long Beach, California operation. He has served in leadership assignments in engineering, supply chain management, strategy, sales, program management and operations. Raymond is an associate fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a fellow in the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is part of The Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition, is a World 50 member and serves as an advisory board member with Dell Technologies, the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, and the University of Illinois Aerospace Engineering Board.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Illinois, as well as a contract management certificate and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California-Irvine.

Vien Truong

Vien is Nike’s Senior Director of Global Engagement for Sustainability. Her team drives engagement on Nike’s sustainability agenda internally and externally.

She has led climate campaigns for over a decade. Most recently, she directed the Climate Justice efforts for the Tom Steyer PAC where she led the Biden-Harris Climate Engagement Advisory Council efforts. She simultaneously supported the climate efforts of the State of California’s Business and Jobs Recovery Task Force. She previously served as Senior Advisor to Tom Steyer for President 2020 and was a leading author for his climate platform.

Vien previously served as the President and CEO of the Dream Corps, which brings people together to solve America’s problems by backing initiatives that close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all. Under her leadership, the Dream Corps’ team (#cut50, Green For All, YesWeCode, and LoveArmy) passed historic policies in criminal justice, climate justice, and created nationally recognized programs to increase tech diversity. Her team worked regularly with leaders to move the country forward, from influencers like Kim Kardashian to Flint moms, from Wall Street investors to White House insiders. Under her leadership, her team’s work was covered from NY Times, CNN, Fox News, TechCrunch to TMZ.

Vien has helped develop numerous energy, environmental, and economic policies and programs at the state, federal and local levels. She has advised on billions of dollars in public investments for energy and community development programs. She’s developed strong workforce standards for clean technology sectors, direct investments to ethnic and minority cleantech businesses, and create sustainable communities throughout California.

Vien co-led the coalition to pass and implement California’s law creating the biggest fund in history for the poorest and most polluted communities, which has since directed $5.3B from big polluters to the poorest and most polluted areas. A model that has been replicated in other states. She also co-led Charge Ahead California, a policy that accelerated the move to electric vehicles while ensuring that low income communities most impacted by pollution will benefit from zero tailpipe emissions.

Vien has received numerous congressional, state, regional and local awards for her work advocating on behalf of those most vulnerable to climate change. She received a White House Champion of Change award for her work on climate equity. She was nominated for the UCLA Emerging Environmental “Genius Prize.” Vien was featured in the SF Chronicle as one of San Francisco’s “Top Women Leaders.” She has been profiled in Forbes, Shondaland, Parent Magazine, and other major outlets. Both Van Jones’ Beyond the Messy Truth and Steve Philips’ Brown is the New White included profiles of Vien in their NY Times Bestsellers for her work in creating historic policies. Vien is a Board Member for the California Endowment and Ceres. She’s also a senior advisor for Elemental Excelerator. Vien was Chair of the City of Oakland’s Planning Commission, helping guide
the growth and development of her hometown. She holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

Jason Blake

Jason Blake is Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer for PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA). PBNA is PepsiCo’s $21 billion beverage business in North America as well as Global Foodservice with an iconic portfolio of beverages including, Pepsi, Gatorade, Tropicana, bubly, MTN DEW, Naked Juice, Starbucks ready-to-drink coffee, LIFEWTR, Rockstar Energy Drink, and KeVita.

Jason is a 12-year PepsiCo veteran. In his current role, Jason leads PBNA’s efforts to deliver its long-term sustainability targets across the full beverage portfolio.
Prior to returning to PepsiCo in August 2020, Jason served as Vice President of Commercial at Delta Airlines since June 2019 where he led the diversification and de-risking of the company’s revenue model and led key innovation and business development initiatives.

Since joining PepsiCo in 2007, Jason held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President of Customer Management & Channel Strategy for Frito-Lay North America (FLNA), in which he led PepsiCo’s Target and Costco teams and channel strategy for FLNA in traditional and emerging e-commerce; Region Vice President for the Southeast Region of FLNA; and Senior Director of Customer Management for the Great Lakes Region of Pepsi Beverages Company.

Jason is a member of the board of directors of the American Beverage Association. Jason holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Morehouse College where he graduated cum laude. Jason is married with two children.

Angie Slaughter

Angie Slaughter is a VP of Sustainability, Logistics, SVC and Capabilities Procurement at Anheuser-Busch. During Angie’s time with the company – spanning over 20 years – she has held several roles within operations and procurement dedicated to driving transformational change to ensure Anheuser-Busch remains an industry-leader in sustainability. Angie received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois and is a licensed Professional Engineer.

Bob Holycross

Bob Holycross is Ford Motor Company’s vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, effective December 1, 2019. He serves as the company’s top environment and safety officer, responsible for implementing sustainability best practices throughout the company and leading our global environment and safety strategy, policy and performance.

Prior to his current role, Bob was director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance (2018 to 2019). In this position, he was responsible for sustainable business plans and policies, environmental negotiations with regulatory bodies around the world, reporting on the company’s environmental and social performance, and engaging with non-government organizations and other outside stakeholders.

Previously, Bob was vice president of Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering, Ford of Europe, Middle East and Africa (2016-2018). In this role, he was responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental and safety regulations, as well as the development and implementation of the company’s environment and safety strategy, policy and performance in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Bob began his career at Ford in 1993 as a Ford College Graduate. Since that time, he has held several engineering and supervisory positions related to streamlining and reforming regulatory protocols in support of Ford’s business plans. He has chaired several government and industry committees, testified before federal and state government bodies on environmental and energy matters, and moderated several third-party technical panels through organizations such as the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Bob earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Michigan State.

Bob and his wife have two children.

Page Motes

Page Motes leads Corporate Sustainability, overseeing Dell Technologies’ strategic vision and goals, as well as stakeholder engagement.  This role, and the work of her team, includes deep collaboration with internal business groups to advance sustainability programs with long-term value.  Other work includes engaging in third-party partnerships to accelerate initiatives and position the company as a thought leader, as well as foster innovation and engagement within Dell Technologies’ global enterprise.  Programs span across the themes of advancing the circular economy, climate change, and deep engagement in the supply chain.

Prior to this role, Page spent 10 years as a leader in the Global Ethics & Compliance Office, overseeing and managing Dell Technologies’ ethics strategy and proactive culture of integrity initiatives, including the Code of Conduct, compliance and ethics-related awareness programs and key operational processes for Dell Technologies and its global team members.  Both roles have been complimented by an additional 15 years in sales and consulting, much within the ethics, compliance, risk and governance space, and Page has lectured at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and McCombs Business School, as well as the University of Colorado at Boulder Law School and Bentley College.

Page lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two sons.  She is a member, and former Board member, of the Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) Hill Country Chapter, which engages high school boys to develop a heart for service in their communities.

Emily Bishop

Emily Bishop is responsible for leading Mastercard’s ESG Strategy and ensuring Mastercard is positioned for and responsive to the growing expectations among internal and external stakeholders on ESG issues. She leads ESG reporting including the reports and submissions to rankings and ratings, as well as the integration of ESG across the enterprise. Emily serves as a partner and advisor to internal leadership, supporting efforts to meet ESG objectives. During this role, she has led an ESG materiality assessment and directed a human rights impact assessment, which resulted in Mastercard’s first Board-approved Human Rights Statement. Prior to this role, Emily led Mastercard’s Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Diversity program with a strong focus on managing and reducing Scope 3 emissions. She received her BSBA in Sustainability, Economics and Management as well as Marketing from Xavier University.

Brad Surak

Brad Surak is a transformative leader with a history of building innovative digital business models in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and transportation. He has extensive experience with IoT connectivity, advanced analytics technologies, and a track record of hyper-scaling teams. Leading Turntide’s product organization as the Chief Product Officer, Surak has a passion for connecting the science of data to drive outcomes that change industries and power good in the world. He is responsible for the commercialization of the Company’s revolutionary electric motor design and the development of next-generation sustainable operations solutions to further its mission to make every watt of energy worthwhile for humanity.

Surak joined Turntide from Hitachi Vantara. As President of Digital Solutions, he spearheaded the transformation of the 110-year-old global company into a digital solutions leader. Previously he served as COO at GE Digital, a $1B+ division with 25K+ employees operating in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, where he co-created a portfolio of advanced analytic applications with GE’s global industrial businesses that delivered $500M in annual profitability. His achievements were recognized with the Chairman’s Award for outstanding performance and leadership. Prior to GE, Surak held various executive titles at SAP for more than a decade. Most recently he was the was the General Manager of Mobile Analytic Applications where he lead the development of  innovative applications across SAP’s industrial business units. Named Distinguished Science Alumni in 2017, Surak holds a B.S. Computer Science from Purdue University.

Angela Brown

Angela Brown joined Moody’s in October of 2019 and serves as the Head of Product for Moody’s newly formed ESG Solutions Group. Angela is a seasoned veteran of product management and strategy in the financial services industry working across a broad range of solutions including data, analytics, research and platform tools. In her new role she is responsible for bringing together capabilities from across the company to deliver a comprehensive and integrated suite of ESG, Climate and Sustainable Finance solutions.