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Florida, United States

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Recruited to serve a two-year term on newly formed advisory panel to work with staff and board members on: a) implementing smart, effective and accountable program strategies and, b) to help McKnight Foundation remain conscious of and responsive to emerging trends and opportunities.

London, London, Gb

Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise to Founder and Board. Advise on growth and expansion strategy as well as development of competitive, market-leading product/program offerings.

Kansas City, Ks, Us

Responsible for steering DFA’s sustainability activities and evolving the Cooperative’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts enterprise wide.

San Francisco, Us

Advised FTW Ventures, a leading early-stage venture fund investing time and money in world changing Food & Agriculture Tech startups to build a better Food System for future generations. Strategic advisory role for the fund and mentoring portfolio companies around sustainability.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Promoted to lead enterprise sustainability strategy formulation, all technical & operational aspects, innovation, business integration, & execution. Led global external engagement with NGOs, investors & key stakeholders to enhance corporate reputation and mitigate brand risk. Reported directly to Chief Sustainability Officer with a team of 6.5. Co-developed new industry-leading commitment to advance Regenerative Agriculture on 1M acres of farmland by 2030 to deliver transformational systems change around improved farmer profitability, soil health, above-ground biodiversity and water stewardship.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Led efforts to drive progress on supply chain sustainability (environmental, social & economic), transparency, responsible sourcing, license to operate, supplier code of conduct, human rights, legal compliance, supplier diversity and animal welfare including NGO/external stakeholder engagement. Reported to VP Commodity Sourcing with a team of 4. Led strategy development/execution to sustainably source 100% of top ten raw material ingredients by 2020 and improved metrics against goal from 36% to 85%.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Responsible for developing next-level innovation to achieve ZERO manufacturing waste. Led strategy and oversaw operational execution with 6 field reports for manufacturing supply chain, across all Nike business units (Footwear, Apparel & Equipment) and Affiliate Brands (Converse & Hurley). Developed cross-functional strategy to achieve ZERO by 2023 along with reduced risk (brand, media & environmental), increased resource resiliency (to offset price volatility & economic/physical scarcity) and targeted annual materials efficiency ROI of $1.4B off of $9B raw materials spend from waste reduction, closed-loop materials substitution for virgin feedstock plus avoided management and disposal costs.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Responsible for leading beyond-compliance waste, water and chemical stewardship strategy development and operational execution for world-wide manufacturing supply chain including Nike business units (Footwear, Apparel & Equipment) and Affiliate Brands. Functional head of an international, multicultural team of 10 environmental sustainability focused country managers and specialists covering manufacturing supply chains in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Mexico, Middle East, Central America, North America and South America. Delivered positive financial impact of $27 million during FY9-FY13 and increased factory-base resiliency to future resource & physical/economic water scarcity.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Oversaw environmental performance improvement and risk reduction efforts at >50 Nike-dedicated factories and product creation centers across China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam collectively manufacturing ~270M pair annually & employing ~500,000 employees. Based in Vietnam and China, directed specialized environmental teams to identify and implement opportunities within the manufacturing and product development process to meet beyond compliance corporate sustainability goals. Positive aggregate financial impact of $72M (FY04-FY10).

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Bachelor Of Arts Cum Laude (3.6/4.0), Political Science/Public Policy

Foreign Policy Semester Program (3.89/4.0)

Mini-Mba In Leading Growing Companies