As a Climate Change, Sustainability, and ESG strategist and trusted advisor to the Board, C-Suite, and NGO Community and former Energy executive for >20 years, I played an integral leadership role positioning a Fortune 100 Energy company as a sustainability and climate change leader by strategically addressing material sustainability and ESG issues that drive value. This resulted in a highly collaborative effort across the company that produced a record of accomplishments that have been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past 16 consecutive years.Today, as the Principal and Founder of CCS Strategies, LLC, I provide thought leadership, strategic consultation, and advisory to private equity, NGOs, and large established organizations looking to:+ Strengthen Investor & Stakeholder Engagement+ Enhance Brand Reputation + Create Value as a Sustainability & Climate Leader + Improve Compliance+ Ensure Infrastructure Resiliency+ Transition to a Net Zero EconomyKey highlights over the years include: SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES ➤For the past 20-years, I have created/executed enterprise-wide strategies for material sustainability issues, improving compliance, managing risk, enhancing reputation, and creating value as a sustainability and climate leader. As a result of my ability to collaborate with business leaders across the company, we were successful in integrating sustainability into business strategy, governance, and operations management.CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES ➤During this time, I created and executed climate change strategies that achieved a series of GHG reduction goals, including the launch of a 2050 net-zero GHG operations goal. I used scenario analysis/NOAA science to define risks/opportunities for mitigating GHG emissions, ensuring infrastructure resiliency, and transitioning to a net zero economy. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ➤Key to this success was my ability to partner with IR and GC on the annual proxy, investor outreach, and BOD governance/education. To aide us in these endeavors, I enhanced reporting to improve ESG ratings and investor interaction, and established policies for addressing key sustainability issues.ESG MANAGEMENT➤As a result of this work we established a certified ISO 14001 EMS and verified GHG inventory; created enterprise-wide councils/peer groups for affecting strategies; and established management models for implementing strategies, monitoring performance, and achieving goals.Specialties: Board Directorship + Advisory | Management Consulting | Climate Change, Sustainability & ESG Strategies