Informazioni sul Consiglio globale dell'elettronica
The Global Electronics Council (GEC) is a mission-driven non-profit launched in 2006 and dedicated to creating a more just and sustainable world. Our focus on electronics is due to our recognition that electronics have become increasingly pervasive, finding their way into products within our home, car, clothing, toys, and even the watches we wear. While the technologies that rely on electronics can provide tremendous societal good, they are also the source of significant negative environmental and social impacts.
GEC acts as the fulcrum point between the institutional purchasers who buy electronics and the manufacturers who produce them. We support large-scale purchasers, both public and private, with tools and resources. By deciding to buy sustainable technology, institutional purchasers leverage their purchasing decisions towards creating a more sustainable and just world.
Personale GEC
Global Electronics Council is made up of technology geeks, procurement practitioners, ecolabels experts, and relationship builders all dedicated to sustainability for a connected future.

Cara Beatty
Direttore, Garanzia di conformità

Julia Bulfin
Director, HR and Operations

Patricia Dillon

Alex Dolan

Erik Fessler
Manager, Marketing e Outreach

Victoria Fogle
Accountant

Shela Gobertina von Trapp
Director, EU Marketing and Outreach

Debbie Graham- Clifford
Director, Global Purchaser and Manufacturer Relations

Kim Hair

Susan Herbert

Beverly Kennedy

Katherine Larocque

Ben Levin

Erica Logan
Director, Sustainability Criteria Development

Shawna McCullough
Manager, Sostenibilità e Credibilità

Hema Madaka
Technology Research and Sustainability Impacts Assessment Fellow

Valerie (Graham) Metzel
Direttore finanziario

Emmanuel Nwodo
Senior Manager, Recognition and Awards

Rachel Simon
Senior Manager, Technology Assessment and Resource Development

Carl Smith
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Matilde Suescun
Senior Manager, EU Marketing and Outreach

Maythavee Tjhang
Manager, Marketing e Outreach

Amy White
Responsabile dei servizi di valutazione della sostenibilità
Consiglio di amministrazione di GEC

Mark Buckley

Jean Cox-Kearns, M.SC
Chief Sustainability Officer, TES

Richard Crespin
Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Collaborate Up

Victor Duart

Daniel Kreeger

JaNay Queen Nazaire, PhD
Chief Strategy Officer, Living Cities

Jeanne Ng, PhD
Chairman, Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals

Trisa Thompson
Presidente, ex vicepresidente senior e responsabile capo, Dell

Kathrin Winkler
Secretary, Former Chief Sustainability, EMC Corporation
Opportunità di impiego e di tirocinio
Il Global Electronics Council si impegna a reclutare, assumere e promuovere le persone più qualificate per le posizioni a tutti i livelli. Le offerte di lavoro sono pubblicate su questa pagina e sui principali siti di lavoro. Cerchiamo candidati di alto livello che siano appassionati di sostenibilità e di elettronica.
Offerte di lavoro attuali
Il Global Electronics Council offre pari opportunità di impiego (EEO) a tutti i dipendenti e candidati. Le decisioni in materia di assunzione si basano sulle competenze e sulle qualifiche dei candidati. I candidati saranno esenti da discriminazioni basate su caratteristiche protette dalla legge, quali razza, religione, colore della pelle, origine nazionale, stato civile, sesso, età, orientamento sessuale, status di veterano dell'era del Vietnam o di disabile, o presenza di una disabilità fisica, mentale o sensoriale.

Cara Beatty
Direttore, Garanzia di conformità
Cara sostiene e gestisce la supervisione degli organismi di garanzia della conformità EPEAT e dei loro produttori partecipanti, fornendo supporto al programma, competenze tecniche, funzioni di gestione della qualità e formazione per garantire un'attuazione coerente dei criteri e delle politiche EPEAT.
Cara ha oltre dieci anni di esperienza nei programmi di etichettatura ecologica e di garanzia di conformità, lavorando con produttori di tutto il mondo in un'ampia gamma di settori, tra cui: prodotti chimici, energie rinnovabili, elettronica, materiali da costruzione e mobili. Prima di questo ruolo, Cara ha gestito i processi di registrazione e verifica EPEAT per l'organismo di garanzia della conformità di GEC. Prima di entrare in GEC, Cara ha lavorato come Program Manager di un marchio ecologico ISO 14024 di tipo I riconosciuto a livello internazionale. Cara ha una vasta esperienza nella creazione e formazione di team e nella promozione della crescita della produzione sostenibile.
Cara è certificata Lean Six Sigma Green Belt e ha conseguito un Master of Business Administration e una laurea presso la Carleton University. Risiede a Ottawa, Ontario.

Julia Bulfin
Director, HR and Operations
As GEC’s Director of HR and Operations, Julia leads the strategy, execution, and delivery of human resources and employee-related operations activities with an emphasis on GEC’s commitment to staff development and work/life balance. Julia has over twenty years of experience in human resources and administration and has devoted her career to the public and non-profit sectors. She received her BA in Spanish and International Studies from the University of Oregon.

Patricia Dillon
Senior Director, Criteria and Category Development
Patty has over twenty-five years of research, facilitation, and program management experience in standards development, environmental policy and business strategy with extensive work in electronics, plastics, and packaging. She has a long history of involvement in the standards that form the foundation of the EPEAT Registry, first as a stakeholder invited to participate in the development of the initial computer standard, and subsequently, as chair of the IEEE 1680.3 television standard. Before joining GEC, Patty was an independent consultant, a part-time program manager at the Northeast Recycling Council, where she managed the State Electronics Challenge and Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse, and a research associate at Tufts University.
Patty holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Tufts University.

Alex Dolan
Senior Director, Global Outreach and Marketing
Alex Dolan is GEC’s Senior Director of Global Outreach and Marketing. In this role, he leads GEC’s outreach and marketing, including global campaigns and events planning.
Alex brings more than 15 years of marketing and communications experience to his role. Most recently, Alex was the Head of Marketing Communications for OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies, the largest robotics company based in the United States. Previously, at Energy Recovery Inc., he drove marketing in the global energy sector at a time when the company was named the highest performing stock in California.
Alex was the Public Relations Director at Current TV, a national television network co-founded by Al Gore that sought to bring user-generated content to broadcast media. He also headed communications for The Synergos Institute, a Rockefeller-family global anti-poverty organization; and for Columbia University’s ICAP program, an HIV/AIDS initiative across 16 countries.
He has a master’s degree in Strategic Communications from Columbia University and a BA in International Relations from Trinity College.

Erik Fessler
Manager, Marketing e Outreach
Erik plays a critical role in the communications and promotion of GEC. He strengthens and deepens connections to its stakeholders around the world, with an emphasis on designing and executing both live and virtual events. He also specializes in the creation of compelling content and managing digital communications.
His experience covers both traditional print and digital marketing and communications. Prior to joining GEC, Erik was the Marketing Coordinator at Binary Fountain, which ranked as the 7th fastest-growing Virginia tech company on the 2020 Inc. 5000 List.
Erik has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from North Carolina State University.

Victoria Fogle
Accountant
As GEC’s Accountant, Victoria supports the Director of Finance by assisting with the preparation of financial statements, maintaining the financial systems, and assisting with legal and regulatory compliance.
Victoria has over 10 years of experience working on a broad range of accounting functions across many industries, including both the private and non-profit sectors. She has a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business, as well as a Master’s in Business Administration from Florida State University.

Valerie (Graham) Metzel
Direttore finanziario
In qualità di direttore delle finanze, Val è responsabile della gestione delle funzioni finanziarie dell'organizzazione. Val assicura l'integrità delle informazioni finanziarie dell'organizzazione e collabora con l'alta dirigenza per sviluppare piani fiscali solidi che sostengano e mantengano i programmi del GEC.
Val vanta oltre 20 anni di esperienza combinata nel campo della rendicontazione finanziaria, di cui oltre 10 nel settore non profit. La sua esperienza spazia da piccole aziende private a società Fortune 500 in diversi settori, tra cui servizi professionali, immobili commerciali, assicurazioni speciali e distribuzione.
Val ha conseguito una laurea in economia presso la Wright State University, un master in contabilità professionale presso l'Indiana University - Indianapolis, un certificato in pratiche aziendali sostenibili presso la UC San Diego e sta lavorando per ottenere la certificazione professionale presso la Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Academy.

Debbie Graham-Clifford
Director Global Purchaser and Manufacturer Relations
As Director, Global Purchaser and Manufacturer Relations, Debbie Graham-Clifford drives and measures purchaser demand and manufacturer supply for sustainable IT products and services. Debbie is a sustainability professional who most recently worked with Sims Lifecycle Services, assisting global clients by maintaining transparency in their global supply chain related to the disposition of IT assets.
She has landed million-dollar contracts and grown a global subcontractor network by 150{3ece50fbde785bce8da219b98877ed03d92d3806d3cdcc9235244f22f59048e6} across Canada and Latin America. She pushed to move the organization into the global space, championed a global service delivery model process, and forged impactful partnerships with Fortune 500 enterprises to devise strategies to drive revenue back into their businesses utilizing innovative recycling methods and reuse and resale opportunities. Debbie recently completed an Executive & Organizational Leadership Program through UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education.

Kim Hair
Senior Manager, Registry Services
As Senior Manager, Registry Systems, Kim creates synergies between organizational strategy, customer experience, and software development as core drivers of growth for the EPEAT Registry and GEC.
Kim brings 15 years of experience leading projects and process improvement initiatives across a variety of industries. Most recently, she maintained the continuous alignment of a portfolio of commercial real estate projects to revitalize the town center in Columbia, MD. As a project leader, Kim has a bias for action and takes a holistic approach to problem solving, leveraging her training in design thinking, systems practice, and agile and lean methodologies.
Kim holds a Master of Science in Management and Predictive Analytics from the University of Maryland Global Campus, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is passionate about the intersection of sustainability and regenerative community development and plans to pursue doctoral studies researching key drivers of social impact in those fields.

Susan Herbert
Senior Director, Ecolabels and Manufacturer Resources
Susan has more than 25 years of experience designing and implementing conformity assurance programs, building capacity through training and education, performing life cycle-based research, developing environmental leadership standards, and overseeing large multi-stakeholder engagement processes. She has worked with a wide range of clients around the world in a diverse range of industry value chains including consumer electronics, renewable energy, forestry and pulp and paper, consumer packaged goods and consumer chemical products. Her focus has been to find practical approaches for their unique sustainability challenges.
Prior to joining GEC, Susan worked with Terra Choice to ensure the organization’s assurance and advisory services had the scientific rigor and responsiveness depended on by government, purchasers, stakeholders and the public. She managed the EcoLogo Program, the world’s second oldest Type 1 ecolabelling program; spearheaded the development, implementation and launch of a new validation-services subsidiary; and oversaw all scientific and technical activities relating to Terra Choice’s diverse suite of programs.
Susan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and undertook postgraduate studies in mechanical and biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. She spends her time in both Ottawa, Ontario and Portland, Oregon.

Maythavee Tjhang
Manager, Marketing e Outreach
Maythavee Tjhang is Manager, Marketing and Outreach. In this role, she supports both international and U.S.-based GEC initiatives with a focus on content development, digital promotions, and logistics for GEC training and external events.
Maythavee ha più di 8 anni di esperienza nel marketing digitale e nel design. Prima di approdare in GEC, è stata Digital Brand Manager per Inland Pipe Rehabilitation, un'azienda di riabilitazione di tubature incentrata su metodi di restauro sostenibili. Durante la sua carriera universitaria, ha svolto attività di volontariato presso diverse organizzazioni no-profit, come il Borgen Project, il Sierra Club e il Repurpose Project.
Ha conseguito un master in affari internazionali e una laurea in amministrazione aziendale con specializzazione in comunicazioni di massa presso l'Università della Florida.

Beverly Kennedy
Director, Conformity Assurance Services
Beverly has over 25 years of experience managing environmental health and safety compliance and implementing management systems in the electronics reuse and recycling, food processing and electronics manufacturing industries. She has extensive experience auditing business units for conformance to environmental, health and safety, quality and energy management systems, as well as conducting recycling chain audits. She has expertise in environmental permitting for air, hazardous waste, storm water, and waste water programs. Her experience in the health and safety arena includes managing industrial hygiene programs, developing and implementing employee training programs, and managing safety risk.
Prior to joining GEC, Beverly worked to implement e-Stewards and R2 certification programs in the electronics recycling industry. She holds master’s degrees in Chemistry and Public Health and is based in Corvallis, Oregon.

Shawna McCullough
Manager, Sostenibilità e Credibilità
Shawna plays a critical role in the success and credibility of the EPEAT Program by supporting the oversight of the EPEAT conformity assurance process and the continuous monitoring of EPEAT-registered products. Shawna ensures efficient program administration and process management and supports technical activities within GEC’s Ecolabels function.
Shawna brings over 7 years of experience as a sustainability professional and consultant, in which she provided guidance for a myriad of environmental compliance seeking clients, including global pharmaceutical distribution and the Department of Defense. Prior to joining GEC, Shawna implemented and managed state and federal regulatory programs for a large corporation. Programs encompassed several governing bodies and satisfied World Business Council for Sustainable Development protocols. Her oversight of these programs ensured company retention of California state and federal environmental regulation certifications. Shawna’s experience augments the GEC staff by providing sustainability consciousness and regulatory proficiency to the Ecolabels team.
Shawna holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science, with a certification in Environmental Contamination from the University of Idaho, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a focus in Environmental Toxicology from Western Washington University.

Ben Levin
Senior Manager, Technology Assessment and Resource Development
Prior to joining GEC, Ben spent three years at Deloitte consulting helping his senior public sector clients work across organizations to develop and implement technology and data strategy. A veteran, Ben served in the U.S. Navy for six years as an intelligence analyst and Arabic translator. He then continued public service as a civilian in the U.S. Department of Defense for more than a decade. Throughout his career, he built a track record of bringing agencies together across organizational boundaries to achieve transformational innovations in the development, acquisition, operation, and integration of technology systems ranging from cyberspace to space-based sensors. His history of success earned Ben a number of professional accolades including the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Medal, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, and a National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction.

Katherine Larocque
Senior Manager, GEC Ecolabels and Resources
Katherine vanta oltre 10 anni di esperienza come professionista della sostenibilità, fornendo consulenze e soluzioni personalizzate in materia di sostenibilità a un'ampia varietà di organizzazioni e settori, dalle multinazionali del settore alimentare e delle bevande ai clienti del settore tecnologico, fino alle piccole organizzazioni non profit. Prima di entrare in GEC, Katherine ha guidato le iniziative di responsabilità estesa del produttore e di riciclaggio presso un grande rivenditore globale. Avendo ricoperto per diversi anni il ruolo di responsabile del Segretariato del Global Ecolabelling Network, Katherine ha un profondo apprezzamento e una profonda comprensione dell'importantissimo ruolo che i marchi ecologici svolgono nell'aumentare la produzione e il consumo di prodotti più sostenibili.
Katherine ha conseguito un master in politica ambientale presso la London School of Economics and Political Science e una laurea in scienze ambientali presso la Queen's University. Risiede a Ottawa, in Canada, e trascorre la maggior parte del tempo libero esplorando la città con la sua giovane famiglia.

Erica Logan
Director, Sustainability Criteria Development
As Director, Sustainability Criteria Development, Erica leads the development of lifecycle, science-based sustainability criteria for GEC ecolabel product categories, as well as other GEC tools and resources to enable sustainable procurement.
Erica has over 25 years of professional experience in the environment, health, safety, and sustainability field. Her environmental policy and standards development work in particular includes participating as a stakeholder in the development of the original IEEE 1680.2 imaging equipment standard and serving as co-chair of the environmentally sensitive materials subgroup (IEEE 1680.2/1680.3 combined working group) for the EPEAT ecolabel. She has experience executing workplace chemical exposure risk assessments and leading environment, health and safety audit teams, as well as facilitating product environmental compliance, specifically e-waste, chemical material restrictions, and ecolabels. For the past decade, Erica has worked across disciplines and geographies to facilitate the development and communication of consensus policy positions for a range of product environmental issues in the ICT industry, from eco-design to responsible end-of-life.
Prima di entrare in GEC, Erica ha ricoperto varie posizioni, tra cui quella di direttore senior delle politiche presso l'Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) e, più recentemente, quella di ingegnere senior per la regolamentazione ambientale dei prodotti presso Dell Technologies. Erica ha conseguito una laurea presso il Rochester Institute of Technology, un master presso l'Università di Rochester e un master in Politica pubblica internazionale (MIPP), indirizzo politica ambientale, presso la Johns Hopkins University.

Hema Madaka
Technology Research and Sustainability Impacts Assessment Fellow
As a Technology Research and Sustainability Impacts Assessment Fellow, Hema conducts research on technologies of interest to GEC, their relevant markets, supply chain and sustainability impacts to support the development of business cases for new product categories and sustainability performance criteria for the EPEAT ecolabel.
Hema is a currently doing her Ph.D. in Sustainability at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Her research at RIT focuses on improving material characterization and life cycle water impacts of consumer electronics. She also has a M.S in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University (India).

Emmanuel Nwodo
Senior Manager, Recognition and Awards
Mr. Emmanuel Nwodo is GEC’s Senior Manager, Recognition and Awards. In this role, he drives engagement with stakeholders to stimulate the demand and supply of sustainable IT products and services. He is a project management professional with over eight years of experience in government affairs and business operations.
Prior to joining GEC, Emmanuel worked with NIRSAL. He led a special duties team in partnership with the Togolese Government to establish the Togolese Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending. Earlier in his career, he worked as the Legislative Director to the House of Representatives Chairman on Banking and Currency in the Nigerian National Assembly.
Emmanuel is based in Washington, DC, and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Public Policy from American University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Howard University. Emmanuel is also a Certified Prince2 Practitioner in Project Management.

Matilde Suescun
Senior Manager, EU Marketing and Outreach
As Senior Manager, EU Marketing & Outreach, Matilde works within the Marketing & Outreach function to develop and manage a system for institutional purchasers around the world to connect with each other and share knowledge and best practices.
Matilde brings over 20 years of experience working in digital platforms. She has a background in journalism creating content and reporting events as well as managing digital verticals. Prior to joining GEC, she supervised national social impact campaigns for a leading media network. Matilde developed the strategy and execution of digital destinations, including a bilingual website with innovative educational tools. She was also the lead in civic engagement campaigns that used digital tools to leverage engagement among youth.
Matilde holds a master’s degree in Strategic Communication from Columbia University and a BA in Communications and Linguistics from Paul Valery University. She was a JSK Knight fellow at Stanford University.

Rachel Simon
Senior Manager, Technology Assessment and Resource Development
As Senior Manager, Technology Assessment and Resource Development, Rachel manages criteria development and maintenance for new and existing technology categories. She works on a full range of activities in GEC’s Category Development function, from developing business cases for new technologies and State of Sustainability research to criteria development and the creation of tools and resources to support the procurement of sustainable electronic products and services.
Rachel has over 12 years of experience partnering with industry to research and assess the sustainability impacts of chemicals, materials, and products. She has worked on projects for the electronics sector and beyond, utilizing a range of techniques, such as product life cycle assessment, and chemical alternatives assessment, to identify opportunities for improvement.
Prior to joining GEC, Rachel served as the Director of Supplier Engagement for the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council, where she facilitated industry and government stakeholder groups to promote the commercialization of safer, more sustainable, chemicals. In this role, as part of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Sustainable Production (LCSP), she also published research on alternatives assessment, a framework to assess the advantages and disadvantages of prospective solutions to replace chemicals of concern.
Rachel holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Sustainable Manufacturing from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Math from Sonoma State University.

Amy White
Responsabile dei servizi di valutazione della sostenibilità
Amy collabora con i produttori dell'Organismo di Garanzia della Conformità di GEC per fornire supporto tecnico ai produttori clienti di GEC CAB, per garantire il completamento delle attività di garanzia della conformità e per completare i cicli di monitoraggio continuo.
Amy ha 10 anni di esperienza come professionista della sostenibilità, in settori quali il governo regionale, il settore immobiliare, la bonifica, gli standard e le certificazioni. Prima di entrare in GEC, Amy ha lavorato come project manager per un marchio ecologico di tipo I riconosciuto a livello internazionale. Ha inoltre lavorato ad altri programmi di certificazione ed etichettatura ecologica con produttori di tutto il mondo in settori quali l'elettronica, gli alimenti e le bevande, i prodotti per la pulizia, i prodotti per la cura della persona, i mobili, i materiali da costruzione e le energie rinnovabili.
Amy ha conseguito una laurea in Ambiente e Commercio presso l'Università di Waterloo. Risiede a Vancouver, BC.

Carl Smith
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Carl E. Smith is the retired CEO & President of Call2Recycle Inc., North America’s first and most successful consumer battery recycling program. In this capacity, he oversaw the organization’s strategy, partnerships, and management of its national promotion and education efforts, serving as a model for product stewardship. Working directly with its Board of Directors, Carl led the overall direction of the company. He also served on the Board of GEC from 2012 until stepping down at the end of 2021.
Carl has extensive experience in strategic marketing, brand positioning, product/business development, and environmental leadership. He previously served as the CEO of GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, a non-profit organization that develops and promotes indoor air quality standards and programs. Before that, he was a senior marketing and general management executive with several Fortune 500 companies and served in various capacities on Capitol Hill.
Carl has both an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Trisa Thompson
Presidente, ex vicepresidente senior e responsabile capo, Dell
Attualmente Trisa è consulente di Pledgeling Inc, una piattaforma di beneficenza per il mondo aziendale. In questo ruolo, fornisce consulenza strategica sulle esigenze aziendali e sulle opportunità di crescita per l'azienda. È inoltre membro indipendente del consiglio di amministrazione di CIBO Technologies, un'azienda tecnologica di agricoltura rigenerativa.
Nel 2018 Trisa è andata in pensione da Dell Technologies, dove è stata Vicepresidente senior e Chief Responsibility Officer dal 2008 al 2018. In questo ruolo, Trisa ha creato e diretto il piano strategico di CSR a lungo termine dell'azienda, il 2020 Legacy of Good. Sotto la sua guida, Dell è diventata leader globale nella promozione di pratiche innovative di economia circolare. Sotto la sua guida, Dell ha ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti, tra cui il CES Innovation Award 2018, l'Environmental Leader Award 2017, il Change the World List 2017 di Fortune, il Keep America Beautiful Award 2014 e il Circular Award 2015 del World Economic Forum.
Prima di diventare CRO di Dell, Trisa è stata vicepresidente senior dell'ufficio legale di Dell. Prima di lavorare per Dell, Trisa è stata partner di Seyfarth Shaw a Washington, dove si è specializzata in leggi e controversie federali, statali e locali in materia di appalti.
Ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca con lode presso il National Law Center della George Washington University. Ha conseguito la laurea in Comunicazioni di massa presso la Boston University, magna cum laude.

Kathrin Winkler
Secretary, Former Chief Sustainability, EMC Corporation
Kathrin has spent her career in a variety of systems-oriented technical and business roles in the technology industry including Consultant Software Engineer for Network Systems Integration at Digital Equipment Corporation, Principal Consultant at Renaissance Worldwide, and Senior Director of Hardware Product Management at EMC, as well as technical marketing and engineering lead in two early stage startups.
In 2014, Kathrin was honored with the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Social Impact in recognition of her contributions to innovation, leadership, and sustainability in the field of information technology.

Richard Crespin
Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Collaborate Up
Avendo visto di persona come molte collaborazioni tra più stakeholder spesso non raggiungono i loro obiettivi, Richard ha sviluppato la Formula CollaborateUp per aiutare le organizzazioni a collaborare in modo più efficace. Richard ha una comprovata esperienza nel coinvolgere le parti interessate e nel guidare iniziative di co-creazione in organizzazioni, settori e società diverse.
Richard è Senior Associate presso il Center for Strategic and International Studies e professore aggiunto presso la George Washington University, dove insegna partnership pubblico-privato. È stato Senior Fellow della Fondazione della Camera di Commercio degli Stati Uniti e docente di innovazione sociale presso la Georgetown University e la Harvard School of Public Health. Fa parte di diversi consigli di amministrazione, tra cui il Green Electronics Council, la Fondazione Listen Learn Care (ex Office Depot) e il Comitato di programma del World Data Forum delle Nazioni Unite. Richard ha studiato alla George Washington e alla Harvard Business School.

Mark Buckley
Fondatore, One Boat Collaborative
Mark è noto per essere un pensatore di sistemi che porta al tavolo diversi gruppi di stakeholder in una collaborazione non comune per affrontare alcune delle sfide di sostenibilità più urgenti per le imprese. Ha la capacità di individuare soluzioni innovative, pratiche, pragmatiche e scalabili a sostegno di un'economia più circolare che liberi il potenziale economico, sociale e ambientale.
Mark previously directed Staples’ global environmental commitment and sustainable business practices as VP Sustainability. He was responsible for driving the company’s sustainability efforts in five major areas: the development of more sustainable products, packaging and services; customer recycling solutions; internal waste reduction; the development of global carbon reduction and renewable energy strategies; as well as environmental education for customers and associates focused on sustainable business solutions. A 28-year Staples veteran, Buckley had been in this role for 16 years and was previously Vice President of Facilities Management and Purchasing at Staples where he directed company-wide recycling and energy conservation programs. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Anselm’s College. He is an active member of several environmental and non-profit organizations, these included the Advisory Council for the Product Stewardship Institute, Former board member of Earth Force a national environmental education organization and the John Andrew Mazie Foundation, and current board member of the Belantara Foundation and the REMADE Institute.

Jean Cox-Kearns, M.SC
Chief Sustainability Officer, TES
Jean Cox-Kearns has spent the past 20 plus years working in the areas of Environmental Compliance, Policy development and implementation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. She spent 17 years with Dell running Environmental Compliance programs and a commercial Asset Recovery Business as Director of Global Take Back. She spent 3 years with the Reverse Logistics Group, headquartered in Munich, Germany as Exec Vice President of their Environmental Compliance Services Division working with customers that spanned IT, Automotive, Retail, Sports and Healthcare. For the past two years she has worked as CEO of an Education Charity focused Digital Inclusion, delivering Impact in Education utilizing IT with Education Hubs in 5 countries in East Africa, the UK and Ireland. Over the past 20 years Jean has worked extensively across Europe, US, South America, Asia, Australia, and both West and East Sub Saharan Africa.
Jean currently leads her own business, Sustainability Care Ltd., headquartered in Ireland supporting organizations with the development and/or implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility strategies and Regulatory and Standards Compliance activities, with a goal of supporting businesses on their journey to be more circular and sustainable.

Victor Duart
Ex direttore delle politiche e dei programmi ambientali IBM EMEA, ASEAN, Giappone
Dopo aver iniziato a lavorare in IBM nel 1982 presso lo stabilimento IBM di Valencia (Spagna), come Product Safety and Reliability Engineer, ha ricoperto importanti responsabilità di gestione a livello nazionale ed europeo nelle aree ambiente, ergonomia, sicurezza dei prodotti, certificazione e standard. Ha guidato la certificazione delle operazioni dello stabilimento di Valencia secondo gli standard di qualità ISO 9000 e ha creato, gestito e ottenuto le certificazioni nazionali ed europee di un laboratorio di test sulla sicurezza dei prodotti IBM. È stato il rappresentante della direzione per la registrazione ISO 14000 di IBM Spagna.
È stato Project Manager dell'implementazione IBM della direttiva europea sui RAEE, vicepresidente del comitato direttivo del Congresso internazionale sul riciclaggio dell'elettronica, membro dei comitati direttivi delle fiere sulla gestione dei rifiuti e dell'acqua in Spagna e presidente del comitato di revisione dei premi per l'innovazione.
Ha svolto attività di advocacy per la legislazione ambientale presso le istituzioni europee, nelle associazioni settoriali e dei datori di lavoro come Digital Europe/EICTA, Business Europe e a livello nazionale nel suo paese d'origine (AMETIC, CEOE), dove è stato rappresentante di IBM e leader del settore. È stato anche rappresentante di IBM in diverse associazioni e think tank come Tech America Europe e World Resources Institute.
Ha inoltre lavorato per quattro anni nel Management Consulting Group di IBM come Engagement Manager nella Business Process Re-engineering and Quality Practice con clienti dei settori automobilistico, bancario, delle concessionarie di auto, della trasformazione alimentare, delle compagnie aeree e farmaceutico.

Daniel Kreeger
Cofondatore e direttore esecutivo dell'Associazione dei responsabili del cambiamento climatico
Daniel Kreeger è cofondatore e direttore esecutivo dell'Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) e ha una familiarità unica con le iniziative di cambiamento climatico e sostenibilità intraprese nei settori pubblico e privato. Dan ha guidato gli sforzi di programmazione dell'ACCO sin dalla sua fondazione nel 2008, nonché la creazione dei suoi programmi di certificazione e formazione. Nel 2017, Dan ha co-fondato la prima istituzione nazionale sul cambiamento climatico, la Maryland Climate Leadership Academy. Dan è un esperto riconosciuto in materia di istituzionalizzazione del cambiamento climatico nel processo decisionale del settore pubblico e privato e fornisce consulenza a numerosi enti pubblici e privati per lo sviluppo di capacità organizzative in materia di cambiamento climatico.
Nel corso degli anni, Dan ha guidato la partnership di ACCO con il Consiglio per la qualità ambientale della Casa Bianca per produrre due volte la loro conferenza di punta sulla sostenibilità nelle operazioni delle agenzie federali, il GreenGov Symposium, ed è stato anche membro del comitato direttivo co-fondatore del consorzio che ha amministrato congiuntamente i premi per la leadership climatica dell'EPA dal 2012 al 2015. È stato anche revisore per la quinta valutazione dell'IPCC nel 2014 e per numerosi comitati di sovvenzione di agenzie federali. Esperto dirigente d'azienda con oltre 20 anni di esperienza interfunzionale nella gestione del cambiamento e delle strategie aziendali in tutti i settori, Dan si concentra sul capitale umano, sulle implicazioni economiche e operative delle questioni ambientali e di salute pubblica. Dan fa parte del Consiglio dei consulenti del decano del College of Architecture and the Arts della FIU e tiene spesso conferenze in programmi di formazione per laureati e dirigenti a livello nazionale.

JaNay Queen Nazaire, Dr.
Chief Strategy Officer, Living Cities
La dott.ssa Queen Nazaire è una ricercatrice, convocatrice e facilitatrice di persone verso l'azione. È consulente senior di PSG e collabora all'iniziativa di giustizia sociale internamente e con le società in portafoglio. La dott.ssa Queen Nazaire collabora inoltre con le parti interessate pubbliche, private e filantropiche in tutto il Paese per impiegare milioni di capitali pubblici e privati in modo che le persone di colore possano partecipare pienamente ed equamente al mercato dei capitali. Come PolicyLink Fellow e consulente di Living Cities, la dott.ssa Queen Nazaire sfrutta il potere e le risorse di fondazioni e istituzioni finanziarie multimiliardarie che lavorano collettivamente per colmare i divari razziali. Nel corso della sua carriera, ha lavorato in diversi settori, a livello internazionale e a livello di governo federale, statale e locale, per fornire una leadership e una strategia creative e orientate alla soluzione per superare le sfide sociali ed economiche per le persone e i luoghi.
La passione della dott.ssa Queen Nazaire è costruire relazioni e reti per potenziare e mobilitare i leader che si battono per le persone che sono state escluse e a cui è stato sistematicamente negato il potere sociale, politico ed economico. In particolare, utilizza le sue posizioni di leadership per creare ricchezza e benessere per le persone di colore, con particolare attenzione alle comunità nere, poiché ritiene che l'equità e la liberazione delle persone storicamente emarginate vadano a beneficio di tutti. Educatrice consumata, la dott.ssa Queen Nazaire è docente e consulente di leader e studenti, in particolare della Health Foundation of Western and Central New York, di FUSE Corps e della School of Public Policy dell'Università del Maryland. È membro del consiglio di amministrazione del Prince George's Social Innovation Fund e fa parte di numerosi comitati consultivi, tra cui Ureeka, una piattaforma che democratizza l'accesso e le opportunità per gli imprenditori, e il Tapestry Project dell'Association of Enterprise Opportunity, che accentua e accelera lo sviluppo delle imprese nere.
Queen Nazaire è la cofondatrice di Builder's & Benefactors, una comunità di investitori neri in private equity e venture capital che sta sconvolgendo il mercato per consentire una partecipazione piena ed equa alla proprietà, all'investimento e alla gestione dei trilioni di dollari di capitale disponibile. Parla, scrive e facilita su temi quali l'impact investing, l'azione collettiva, il processo decisionale basato sui dati, il cambiamento dei sistemi, la giustizia razziale e la leadership dirompente.

Dr. Jeanne Ng
Chairman, Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals
She joined CLP in 2003 and was involved in starting up its Group Environmental Affairs and Group Sustainability functions. In addition to establishing the foundation for the delivery of CLP’s award-winning Sustainability Report, she was also involved in setting up CLP Group’s first: renewable energy targets, Climate Vision 2050 carbon reduction targets and CLP’s Sustainable Development 2030 targets.
In 2015, she became the Founding Chair of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals (HKIQEP), which was formed to support the development of the environmental professional industry in Hong Kong and beyond.
Her current international engagements include being a Board member of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University (ASU), the International Electric Research Exchange (IERE) and the Green Electronics Council (GEC).