David Bennett Email & Phone Number

Menlo Park, CA, US

Bend, OR, US

• Developed the company’s strategic climate action plan, encompassing a science-based target for greenhouse gas emissions reductions, a mid-term carbon neutrality goal and long-term strategies for being climate positive.
• Developed and launched a three-year, outcomes-driven sustainability plan that identifies key priorities, activities and associated metrics - incorporating all teams into the company’s environmental stewardship.
• Led the due diligence on Scope 3 emissions reductions opportunities through identifying and evaluating energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions within the company’s supplier network throughout Southeast Asia.

Chicago, IL, US

• Global oversight of greenhouse gas emissions reductions for Adobe’s real estate portfolio.
• Advanced Adobe’s progress towards 100% renewable energy through the execution of on-site renewables, PPAs (direct and virtual), green tariffs and electrification/fuel-switching projects.
• Doubled the size of Adobe’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, oversaw the operations of energy storage systems and launched a global initiative to pursue Zero Waste operations.

• As an independent consultant, I developed and delivered strategy recommendations, quantitative analyses and presentation materials for executive-level audiences at Fortune 100 firms.
• Engagement topics included: quantification of social returns on Shared Value initiatives; aggregation of private and public funds to catalyze conservation investments in Silicon Valley; economic modeling of large-scale.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Selected by the Aspen Institute as one of 20 First Mover Fellows. According to the Institute, the Fellowship is for exceptional institutional intrapreneurs – accomplished innovators recognized as top performers in.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Crafted vision, drove strategy and managed operations (teams, contracts and budgets) of Google’s Real Estate Innovation and Sustainable Operations programs.
• Pursued and established partnerships with academic institutions, national laboratories and commercial firms to design and implement pilot projects for evaluating emerging technologies such as thin film solar, indoor.
• Developed tools and processes that enabled energy, water and waste efficiency outcomes for Google’s global real estate properties.

New York, New York, US

• Preserving the natural systems on which all life depends

Berkeley, California, US

• Helping Berkeley residents, businesses, and city government create a healthy urban environment

Seabstopol, CA, US

• Implemented start-to-finish aspects of online marketing activities including contract negotiations with media outlets, marketing campaign project management, CRM implementation and support and KPI reporting.
• Collaborated with executive leadership teams to integrate analytics from a content database of 45,000+ technical publications into the company’s B2B and B2C sales and marketing strategies for customer acquisition and.

• Facilitated stakeholder management across federal, state, county and local agencies to implement habitat restoration and conservation programs. Provided technical trainings and presentations on findings, analysis.
• Grew the scope of services offered by the Ecological Services Division to include community capacity building, data sharing and technology transfer.
• Hired and trained internal staff to identify conservation measures including land acquisition for easements, water quality monitoring and habitat restoration.
• Developed web and mobile tools to enable NOAA, California Dept. of Fish & Game and public groups to gather, monitor and assess environmental data. Trained natural resource managers in spatial analysis tools for.

Mba, Sustainable Business Management

Post-Grad Coursework, Climate & Energy Policy

M.A., International Development & Social Change

B.S., Geographic Information Sciences