Katie Ross Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Wa, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Leads Sustainability for Microsoft's global real estate portfolio. I am responsible for developing and implementing sustainability strategy across our office portfolio of more than 33 million square feet, enabling Microsoft’s commitment to be a Carbon Negative, Water Positive, Zero Waste company by 2030. My career has been dedicated to the adoption of high performance, healthy, sustainable buildings. I oversee Microsoft’s commitments such as fleet electrification, zero carbon campuses, sustainability design standards, and zero waste certified campuses and develop sustainability strategy for Microsoft's new campuses including Puget Sound, Israel, Silicon Valley, and Atlanta. I pride myself on being a 'sustainability translator' - ensuring that Microsoft's employees and the public understand the nuances and importance of each commitment and how they can be part of the solution.

Chicago, Il, Us

- Serve as strategic sustainability advisor to international institutional investors and global corporations.- Develop and implement Cushman & Wakefield’s energy management program to benchmark and track sustainability metrics over the company’s U.S. commercial real estate portfolio of over 590 million square feet.- Analyze market trends and regulations to inform both internal and client sustainability strategy and engage key partners to bolster sustainability & wellness programs.- Develop education and engagement programs on sustainability, wellness & energy efficiency initiatives, including poster campaigns, educational videos, social media content, and formal presentations.- Act as lead technical trainer to Cushman & Wakefield’s managed properties and brokerage services on sustainability, wellness & energy efficiency.- Maintain strategic vendor relationships with companies providing smart metering solutions, demand response programs, engineering services, renewable energy solutions, and waste management.- Manage end-to-end LEED certification projects across more than 12.5 million square feet of commercial office properties; simultaneously directing multiple project budgets and teams across the country to accomplish client goals on time and on budget.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

EPA’s ENERGY STAR Commercial and Industrial Buildings Stakeholder Support Deputy Project Manager- Acted as a Senior Reviewer for ENERGY STAR C&l Building Recognition program. Managed a team of more than 15 senior and junior level staff in providing technical support to nearly 20,000 ENERGY STAR Partners. - Provided technical guidance, resource training, and guidance for energy efficiency initiative challenges and mandates to local, state, and federal governments in the use of ENERGY STAR tools, such as Portfolio Manager.US Green Building Council’s LEED Certification ProgramLead Technical Reviewer- Acted as Team Lead performing LEED assessments to projects around the world for LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, LEED for New Construction, LEED for Core & Shell, and LEED for Commercial Interiors. Contributed to over 200 preliminary and final reviews, and trained 4 team members on LEED processes and credit requirements.

Ba, American Studies, Geography, International Environmental Resources

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