GreenBiz 23 Program

Kristen B. Sullivan is a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and leads Sustainability and ESG Services, working with clients to help address their sustainability and non-financial disclosure strategy needs. Kristen also serves as the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s Global Audit & Assurance Sustainability and Climate Services Leader and the Integrated Reporting Community of Practice Leader. Kristen brings extensive experience in delivering sustainability risk assessment, governance, strategy alignment, measurement, reporting, and assurance services. Given the growing market emphasis on the importance of ESG standards and frameworks, Kristen serves as a member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Community, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Assurance Task Force, the Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) Initiative Corporate Working Group, and as Chair of the AICPA Sustainability Task Force. She previously served on the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Working Group. Kristen has authored a number of publications around the value of sustainability and ESG disclosure and assurance. She was #10 on the 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders list.Kristen has more than 25 years of experience with Deloitte, beginning her career in Deloitte’s Audit and Advisory Services, working in Deloitte’s National Office in several capacities, and working with the deputy CEO of Deloitte LLP focused on regulatory and public policy matters. Kristen is a CPA (CT, MO) and CGMA and earned SASB’s Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential. Kristen completed the Berkeley Law Executive Education Certification: ESG: Navigating the Board’s Role. Kristen also serves as a member of the Eureka College Board of Trustees and the Financial Women’s Association. Kristen lives in Greenwich, CT, with her four year old daughter.

Lee Ballin is a managing director for sustainability and ESG services at Deloitte & Touche LLP working with clients to help address their sustainability strategy and non-financial reporting disclosures. Lee is a strategic thinker, innovator and highly sought-after public speaker on Sustainability, as well as ESG risks and opportunities for the business, financial, regulatory and NGO communities. He has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of the sustainability, business and finance.Lee began his sustainability career at Bloomberg, where he was a founding member of the Bloomberg Sustainable Business & Finance group. The group was the driving force behind integrating sustainability considerations into the firm’s operations globally and developing strategies to integrate ESG, Climate and other Sustainability considerations into the Bloomberg Terminal. Lee established Bloomberg as a convener for impactful, must-attend conversations under the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit and Sustainable Finance week banners. Lee then moved on to a business development role within BloombergNEF – a strategic research provider that helps companies, investors and policy-makers navigate the shift to a low carbon economy.He has served in multiple roles as a faculty member at New York University, both as an adjunct professor and advisor to the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Lee is a graduate of the Aspen Institute First Mover Fellowship Program and CORO Leadership New York. He sits on the advisory boards of the CECP's Strategic Investor Initiative and the steering committee for WBCSD's Aligning Retirement Assets project. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in Business Logistics from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.

Kristina is Persefoni’s Deputy GC and SVP of Global Climate Reporting. She joined Persefoni from the Securities and Exchange Commission where she was Sr. Counsel to the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, focused on climate and ESG. Before joining the SEC, Kristina was Director of Sustainability at the law firm Latham & Watkins. Kristina holds a BA from Duke University, a JD from the University of Colorado, and an MBA in Sustainability from Yale University.

Rob is a Partner and leads ERM’s North America Climate Advisory services. He has over 29 years of professional experience working at the intersection of energy and environmental issues, with deep expertise in climate change, the energy sector, environmental policy, and clean energy. Rob assists clients on a wide range of topics including climate and clean energy strategy, policy assessment, market & climate scenario analysis, and climate risk disclosure. In this work, he has led numerous engagements with energy sector clients to develop climate strategies, net-zero commitments, and climate strategy assessments including engagements with Entergy and PSEG. Rob also led the ERM collaboration with JPMorgan Chase in the development of their Carbon CompassSM Methodology, and supports many financial sector clients on climate related strategies. In addition, Rob is leading a multi-year initiative with the Edison Electric Institute and the American Gas Association to develop the Natural Gas Sustainability Initiative. This initiative is establishing an industry-wide protocol to measure and report methane emissions intensity for companies operating across all segments of the natural gas value chain. Rob also helped launch and now advises ERM’s Natural Gas Supply Collaborative (NGSC). NGSC is a voluntary collaborative of natural gas purchasers, promoting safe and responsible practices for natural gas supply. The coalition currently focuses on the emerging differentiated/certified natural gas market and engaging with market stakeholders. Before joining MJB&A, an ERM Group company, Rob worked for IHS where he managed environmental, climate change, and clean energy research and launched the IHS Climate Change and Clean Energy Forum. Prior to IHS, Rob worked for PG&E National Energy Group as Director of Environmental Policy and Strategy and held senior-level positions at the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Shally leads Vivid Economics’ North America office and serves a wide range of corporate, financial, and public sector clients on net zero strategies, standards, risk and sectoral decarbonization pathways. Prior to joining Vivid, Shally was Acting CEO of Concordian LLC, a global advisory firm working to advise companies on climate risks and opportunities. Before Concordian, Shally founded and ran a pioneering mortgage fintech startup in the U.S.  Shally previously led the private sector climate finance team within the World Resources Institute (WRI), and created the first GHG protocol guide for financial institutions She started her career at Morgan Stanley, as a banker in their fixed income and microfinance institutions groups.

Gordon has extensive experience of data analytics and risk modeling, risk management and risk transformation gained across the private, public and financial services sectors. Gordon has a specific focus on supporting companies to implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)-related risks and to integrate ESG-focused ERM in business operations and decision-making.

Julian Moffatt is the Principal Solutions Strategist, ESG for VelocityEHS. Julian contributes his expertise in ESG product creation for VelocityEHS, and oversees the ESG team. Prior to working at VelocityEHS, he has had a multitude of EHS experience, ranging from Vice President of Client Solutions at e3 Solutions, EHS Solutions Manager at Blue292 Inc, and Environmental Health Safety Specialist at Caribou Systems Corporation. Julian studied Environmental Resource Studies at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.

Dr. Spencer Meyer is the Head of Science at NCX and is responsible for ensuring NCX is deploying and advancing the most credible, innovative science on natural capital solutions. He is an innovator and leader with 20 years of experience working collaboratively with NGO, government, private sector, and academic partners to solve natural resource challenges. He is a co-founder of Sebago Clean Waters, an advisor to conservation NGOs and private foundations, and a frequent speaker on forest management, watershed protection, natural climate solutions, conservation finance, and partnership development. 

Fernando joined CEMEX in 2002 and has been leading CEMEX’s Corporate Financing team since 2019 where he is responsible for debt and equity financing, derivatives, financial risk management, rating agencies and banking relationships. Prior roles at CEMEX include Treasurer of US Operations and International Financing Manager. He is currently a member of CEMEX’s Global Pension Governance Committee and CEMEX’s Corporate Development Committee. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in Humanities from Universidad de Monterrey.

Brad Sparks is Executive Director of A4S (Accounting for Sustainability), part of The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation. He leads the US Chapter of the A4S CFO Leadership Network, supporting Fortune 500 CFOs and their finance teams in embedding sustainability into strategy and business decision-making. He also leads A4S activities across the US, including working with asset managers, asset owners and the wider finance community. Brad previously served as an Executive Director with KPMG focused on ESG issues. Brad is a lecturer at UCLA Anderson and an Executive-in-Residence at Cornell University’s Center for Global Sustainable Enterprise.

Susan Hunt Stevens is the Founder & CEO of WeSpire, an award-winning employee experience technology platform focused on engaging people in ESG initiatives. She was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year for New England, a Boston Business Journal Woman of Influence, and to the Environmental Leader 100 list. Prior to WeSpire, she spent 9 years at The New York Times Company, as a consumer marketing and digital executive. She has an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where she was named a Tuck Scholar, and graduated with high honors from Wesleyan University.

Nathan Elser is the Global Sustainability Manager at Sylvamo. He holds a PhD in Biorenewable Systems along with degrees in forest resources and wood science. Nathan joined Sylvamo prior to its spinoff from International Paper in 2021. Since that time, his efforts have been focused on refining Sylvamo’s sustainability strategy, building capacity for performance measurement and reporting, communicating ESG priorities to internal and external stakeholders, and building cross-functional global coalitions around achieving Sylvamo’s 2030 Goals. Nathan attributes the quick progress of Sylvamo on its sustainability journey to the highly talented and driven members of his team and the support provided by Sylvamo’s leadership.

Christina Shim is the Global Head of Strategy and Sustainability for IBM Sustainability Software. In this role, she oversees the overarching growth, business development, venture, and partnership strategy, as well as leading IBM’s sustainability platform for technology. Most recently, she was Managing Director and Head of New York for Palladium International, a global impact firm. She built the Commercial Innovation Practice, supporting companies with sustainability and ESG strategies and execution. Ms. Shim’s global experience includes time with several top-tier management consulting firms - including Booz Allen Hamilton, Bain & Co, and PricewaterhouseCoopers – in New York, London, Singapore, and Washington DC. As part of these roles, she grew global offices / teams and defined and implemented the trajectory of the business. She specializes in sustainability / ESG, growth and transformational business strategy, investment strategy, innovation / incubator management, commercial due diligence, and ecosystem-based implementation. Her clients, partners, and networks have included Fortune 500, Global 3000, and private equity firms, as well as federal government organizations and technology start-ups. Additionally, Ms. Shim worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, augmenting her global commercial experience with public sector service. Christina has mentored entrepreneurs at various venture funds and has served on the Board / as an Advisor to fintech and climate tech startups, accelerators, non-profits, and to Princeton and Columbia University around sustainability and responsible investing. She has also been invited to speak with media and at events globally, including with Reuters, Politico, Bloomberg, International Business Times, AI and Sustainability, and the UN, among others.Ms. Shim has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. She was also a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.

Edua Dickerson is the Vice President of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and Finance Strategy at ServiceNow. In her role, she is responsible for developing, activating, and overseeing the integrated ESG strategy and initiatives. She also creates and manages key activities to enable the Finance organization to operate effectively at scale. Entrusted with operationalizing ESG across ServiceNow, Edua leads the team as they incorporate ESG strategy across the internal enterprise, including governing policies, processes, and controls. Edua’s team also serves as customer zero for all relevant ESG-related solutions while delivering thought leadership expertise and developing strategic partnerships with product development, go-to-market stakeholders, and partners. Edua is an advisor for strategic learning, digital reskilling, and talent development initiatives at ServiceNow, leading the Finance career development strategy, including the post-university and post-MBA rotational programs. Edua joined ServiceNow as Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer in July 2020. Prior to ServiceNow, Edua worked as Chief of Staff to the Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer at Google, eventually moving on to Head of YouTube Trust and Safety. She served as the Black Employee Resource Group Global Chair and partnered with Google leadership to develop racial equity commitments in 2020. She also held leadership roles within Google’s Finance operations, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Deloitte Consulting. Edua received her Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of California at Los Angeles, her MBA from Duke University, and she holds a California CPA. Edua lives in Oakland, California.

David is a Product Manager at C3 AI, where he focuses on designing AI-enabled enterprise sustainability software. Prior to joining C3 AI, David was the Director of Research – Projects at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (now part of IFRS) where he co-led the team that developed the SASB sustainability disclosure standards. David also led efforts at SASB to drive convergence among ESG reporting standards, working extensively with other standard-setters, regulators, investors, and companies. David has an MBA from UC Berkeley – Haas as well as undergraduate degrees in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Rob oversees the development and establishment of Aspiration’s global carbon portfolio as well as the Aspiration carbon credit quality standards. He’s been a leader in the climate change and carbon business for over 12 years, pioneering the very industry standards in carbon markets at the foundation of Aspiration’s business.

My life’s work is centered on sustainability. Throughout my 30-year career, I have developed, commercialized, and scaled new technology and business models across the globe. As an experienced divisional CEO and P&L owner on a worldwide scale, I have hands-on experience in delivering exponential growth, shareholder value, and positive ESG outcomes with my teams. As an experienced publicly listed company Board member, I also have practical experience with ESG governance, risk, corporate strategy and capital markets. As Corporate Vice President of Sustainability at Microsoft, my team and I accelerate progress toward a more sustainable future by creating, executing, and implementing scaled IT-based solutions that help organizations around the world practically solve their sustainability and business objectives, while advocating for policies that support progress towards a just and inclusive NetZero economy.

Rosie Mastrandrea leads product marketing for Microsoft industry solutions including Sustainability, Energy, Automotive, and Media & Communications. Rosie and her team partner across engineering, marketing, sales, and corporate functions to build solutions to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable future. Rosie leads a cross-company effort to deliver sustainability storytelling and go to market strategies. Prior experiences at Microsoft include leading Relationship Marketing across products, improving customer experiences with digital self-help solutions, and serving as the Chief of Staff to the CMO.

Dan “Sunny” Schlesinger, CPA, is the Director of Finance at The Sustainability Consortium where he leads the Circular Economy ROI Task Force aimed at unlocking the financial benefits of circularity projects. Schlesinger served as the Sr Finance Manager at the Health and Happiness Group, and before that as a financial analyst at the Competitor Group, Inc and audit and tax lead at Leaf & Cole, LLP. Schlesinger received his Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Accounting from Case Western Reserve University. His expertise lies in problem solving, budgeting and forecasting, and communicating with executive teams. He is passionate about combating climate change and the outdoors. He recently spent 2 years in an RV traveling the country with his wife and Australian shepherd named Arya.

Scott Herndon serves as the President of Field to Market. Prior to joining Field to Market in 2022, he served as the Vice President and General Counsel of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, focusing on the regulatory issues that impact the industry including pesticides, biotechnology, sustainability and crop insurance.Scott has also served as Director of Global Government and Public Policy for S & P Global in Washington, D.C. and in various roles for Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and the Florida Senate. He also worked in the orange juice production business started by his great grandfather, for Louis Dreyfus Commodities in Brazil, and for a citrus and cattle business in Florida.Scott holds a JD from the University of Miami, an MBA from the University of Florida, and a BA from Tulane University. He has studied in Costa Rica, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil. Scott currently lives in Washington, DC with his wife, daughter and Labrador Retriever. He is admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of the United States, the District of Columbia and the State of Florida.

Josh's primary focus is deploying Pachama’s technology to grow landowner and local implementation partner projects to protect and restore forests. Prior to joining Pachama, Josh worked for 15 years at The Nature Conservancy building carbon programs and partnerships for landowners. In his last role, he created and led the Conservancy’s American Forest Carbon Initiative (AFCI) which included the Working Woodlands Program and the Family Forest Carbon Program in partnership with American Forest Foundation.

Michael has 25 years of experience in private equity, project development/finance and general management in the renewable energy and clean tech sectors. Previous to founding TCB, Michael was a Founding Managing Director of GGE Investments, a clean tech investment and development company directed at deploying capital into the renewable energy and transportation sectors. 

For ten years prior to that, Michael was a Founding Managing Partner of GeoGlobal Energy, LLC, a $300mm utility-scale renewable energy company that originated, developed, built and operated utility-scale geothermal energy projects worldwide. He has served as CEO for various portfolio companies and directed the investment activities for private equity funds focused on infrastructure opportunities in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Michael has served or is serving on the boards of various companies and NGOs, including the ByWater Institute, LLC, Wave Technologies, Alpha Energy, Voxiva and Forest Lake Properties. 

Michael has an M.A. in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. 

As a sustainability expert with a focus on corporate strategy, Emily helps organizations align communications strategies with growth goals. For nearly 20 years, she has consulted with clients from startups to the Fortune 50 in the food, climate tech, consumer products, financial and energy sectors. At Edelman, she and her team lead advisory services work to help clients research, create and execute impactful programs that deliver business results as well as award-winning fully integrated social purpose communications campaigns.Previously, at GreenOrder, a boutique management consultancy, Emily led sustainability strategy for Facebook, IKEA, Intuit, steelcase inc, Zappos, and a large investor-owned utility. Her work focused on helping companies develop sustainable business models and integrating communications on sustainability for customers, media, investors, partners, and regulators. Emily has also worked at Pacific Gas & Electric Company helping guide strategic analysis of PG&E’s renewable energy portfolio, developing content strategy for the company’s sustainability reports, and shaping policy implementation of California’s climate change law, AB32. Earlier in her career, she worked in forest conservation policy in Washington DC and in Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Communications practice. Emily holds a BS cum laude from UC Berkeley in Natural Resource Management and an MBA from The University of Maryland. She has served on the Advisory Board at SXSWEco from 2012-2016 and was named one of Forte Foundation’s 2017 MBAs on the Move.

Byron leads corporate responsibility and ESG at Organon, a new pharma company focused on the health of women. Prior to joining Organon in 2021, Byron led global ESG communications at Teva Pharmaceuticals and ESG for Teva USA. Before joining Teva, Byron led the healthcare practice at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), a global business network and consultancy focused on building the capacity of large companies to become more sustainable and socially responsible. At BSR, he advised over 25 companies in the biopharmaceutical and medical device industry on their ESG and sustainability strategies. Prior to BSR, Byron managed and developed global health partnerships at Johnson & Johnson, where he engaged a variety of stakeholders in the fields of NCDs, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and digital health. Byron began his career in global health at an HIV/AIDS NGO based in South Africa called mothers2mothers International and later served as a management consultant at Rabin Martin in New York City.Byron earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BA from Princeton University.

Stephanie is the creative force behind the Impact Finance Center, which she founded in 2013. As an academic entrepreneur, philanthropic advisor, researcher, and educator in the field of impact investing, Stephanie sets the vision and provides leadership for the entire organization while focusing on business development, client engagement, and industry thought leadership through her research, writing, and speaking. Stephanie has 20 years of experience at the intersection of business and natural resources, working for the EcoProducts Fund $100 Ecosystem Service private equity fund, the Nature Conservancy, the USDA Forest Service, DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Journal of Wildlife Management, and several universities. Stephanie received her Ph.D. from the Boone and Crockett Wildlife Conservation Program at the University of Montana. She has a B.S. in Biology & Wildlife Management from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and a M.S. in Ecology from Utah State University. Stephanie is an Aspen Institute Environment Forum Scholar, Environmental Leadership Senior Fellow, Property Environment Research Center Fellow, Ford Foundation Community Forestry Fellow, and Boone and Crockett Professional Member.

Brandy Wilson is the Sustainability Director for the J.R. Simplot Company, a vertically integrated, global agribusiness firm. She works with Simplot’s customers and business groups, as well as industry stakeholders and NGOs, to develop and implement a company-wide, leading sustainability program. Since Simplot does everything from phosphate mining and fertilizer manufacturing, to crop advising services, to farming, ranching, and food processing (Simplot is best known for its delicious French fries), she works with partners across the entire agricultural supply chain, from growers through customers, to define and measure sustainability outcomes.

Prior to joining Simplot, Brandy enjoyed a 20-year career at CH2M (now Jacobs Engineering), serving as their Global Sustainability Director. She split her time between developing and implementing CH2M’s award-winning sustainability platform, and helping her clients develop sustainability strategies and programs that delivered positive outcomes and business value. She led CH2M’s collaboration with The Nature Conservancy to advance green infrastructure solutions that protect communities and assets while enhancing natural resources. Outside of work, you can find Brandy (literally) outside: hiking, camping, cross-country skiing, and of course, gardening.

Conrad MacKerron is Senior Vice President at As You Sow, a non-profit that promotes corporate social responsibility through shareholder advocacy. Conrad manages corporate dialogues and initiatives on circular economy issues. He specializes in the resource efficiency of products and packaging. His current focus challenges consumer brands to stop plastic pollution by making plastic packaging recyclable, taking financial responsibility for recycling, and reducing use of plastic overall. His work has led five major brands including Target and Walmart to commit to use less virgin plastic, Apple to greatly increase e-waste take back, McDonald’s and YUM! Brands to phase out polystyrene foam packaging, and Starbucks to shift from single-use cups to reusable cups. He was formerly director of social research at Piper Jaffray Philanthropic & Social Investment Consulting, and Washington Bureau Chief for Chemical Week. He received the Socially Responsible Investment Service Award for outstanding contribution to the social investor community. He is author of Business in the Rainforests: Corporations, Deforestation and Sustainability.

At Independence Point Advisors, Chris helps clients drive value in the capital markets through ESG while helping steer the capital markets to drive impact and systemic change in the world. Chris brings more than 20 years of business expertise when working with clients to advance sustainability, impact and Environmental Social Governance (ESG). Chris’ expertise was developed through her years as a leader at EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice as well as her hands-on experience as an entrepreneur and across multiple functions within the corporate world. Chris is a spouse and mother of two, an avid runner and gardener, a wanna-be skier and chef.

Jamie Ezefili is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for the Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact at Northern Trust. In this role she is responsible for understanding the emerging Sustainability and ESG trends, risks, and opportunities to inform the corporate strategy and demonstrate how this impact the organization. She also oversees the execution of the annual Sustainability report, the Northern Trust Net Zero Strategy and the Modern Slavery Program. Her team is responsible for responding to to assessors and rating agencies including CDP, Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. Prior to joining Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamie served as a Senior Consultant in GFS Product Development. In this role she was responsible for managing capital funded change initiatives, complex products and projects across multiple streams within C&IS and GFS North America. Jamie was previously a Second Vice President in Global Fund Services at Northern Trust. She managed the North American Transfer Agency Operations Department for Daily Valued Registered Funds, Commingled Funds and Group Trust. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Jamie managed the Transfer of Accounts Department at Mesirow Financial. Prior to relocating to Chicago, she worked as an analyst in the Transfer Agency at Boston Financial Data Services. Jamie has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Kansas.Jamie has a certificate in Design Thinking from Emeritus Institute of Management and is a Certified Corporate Responsibility Executive through The University of Notre Dame and has a certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard University. Jamie is a 2021 Chicago Urban League IMPACT fellow. She currently serves on the loan committee for Greenwood Archer Capital and serves as mentor the Baumhart Scholars MBA program for Loyola University.

Matthew Rusk is Head of GRI North America, based in New York City. GRI is the independent, international nonprofit standard-setter that creates the global common language for impact reporting to foster transparency, organizational accountability, and informed decisions to advance sustainable development in the interest of all. The GRI Standards are the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting that are used by 78% of the world's largest companies, over 11,000 organizations, and the majority of the Russell 1000. Matthew advances GRI’s mission by increasing regional knowledge and use of the GRI Standards by organizations of all sizes and types. He oversees the North American GRI Community of over 80 members committed to advancing corporate transparency and works with other corporates and service providers to raise awareness about the latest disclosure developments, best practices, and GRI resources including the GRI Professional Certification program, GRI Academy, GRI Certified software, and GRI Services. Matthew leads GRI’s North American external engagements with assorted constituency groups to build partnerships and collaborations between GRI and key stakeholders. Matthew joined GRI with over ten years of experience managing Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility strategy development, implementation, and reporting for organizations in various industries. He helped establish and promote new sustainable best practices and reporting standards in the entertainment industry by working with Disney, Warner Media, The Producers Guild of America, and others. Matthew worked on the advancement of sustainability and CSR programs in the fashion and design industry while serving as North American Sustainability Manager for Swarovski. He has a Bachelor's in business administration from Villanova University, an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, is a LEED Green Associate, and a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional.