Speakers

Manager External Relations, Global Reporting Initiative

Marjella Alma currently serves as Manager External Relations for GRI’s regional office in New York City. In her current role, she is involved in many projects and events aimed at educating North American companies and stakeholders about the value of sustainability reporting and transparency and enhancing the uptake of GRI’s reporting framework.

Director, Ceres

• twitter: @amydaugustine

Amy is a Director in the Corporate Program, advising Ceres member companies on sustainability strategy, reporting and stakeholder engagement. With more than 10 years of experience in sustainability, Amy works directly with company leadership to strengthen and implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies, directly engaging companies in the airline, apparel, automobile, healthcare and media sectors.

Global Technology & Operations Executive, Chair, Environmental Council, Bank of America

Cathy Bessant is Global Technology and Operations executive at Bank of America and a member of the company’s executive management team. She is responsible for delivering end-to-end technology and operating services across the company through a team of nearly 100,000 employees and contractors worldwide. Bessant also chairs Bank of America’s Environmental Council, a position she has held since 2011.

Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management

David Blood is co-founder and Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management. Previously, he spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs including serving as co-CEO and CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from 1999-2003.

Multi-State Initiatives Director, Office of the Oregon Governor

Dan Carol is the Director of Multi-State Initiatives for the Oregon Governor’s Office. This role was created to advance regional initiatives on the west coast and nationally, working with other states’ Governors and partners to accelerate job creation and a clean economy through innovative partnerships and policies. Prior to joining the Governor’s office, Mr. Carol was Senior Fellow for Innovation and Clean Economy at the New Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., where he focused on new strategies to accelerate community-based job creation and authored The Acceleration Agenda (2010).

Chief Climatologist, Climate Central

Dr. Heidi Cullen serves as Chief Climatologist for Climate Central — a non-profit science journalism organization headquartered in Princeton, NJ. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Cullen is the author of The Weather of the Future published by Harper Collins.

Managing Director, Shift

Rachel is an Australian attorney with extensive experience in human rights. She served for five years as senior legal advisor to Professor John Ruggie, the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, helping develop the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. She is now Managing Director of Shift, a nonprofit center for business and human rights practice, staffed by a team that was centrally involved in shaping and writing the Guiding Principles and chaired by Prof Ruggie (www.shiftproject.org).

Director, Corporate Environmental Programs

Mr. Dorsey is a thirty-six year veteran of the utility industry. As Director of Corporate Environmental Programs for Entergy, he is responsible for the development and stewardship of top level corporate environmental policies and programs, related to climate change, governance, sustainability and regulatory policy. Entergy has been selected by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past eleven years, named “Best-in-Class” by Carbon Disclosure Project for the past eight years, and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and US Business Council for Sustainable Development (USBCSD).

Chief Executive Officer, International Integrated Reporting Council

• twitter: @pauldruckman

Paul is Chief Executive Officer of the IIRC. Paul is well known and respected in business and in the accounting profession worldwide. Following an entrepreneurial career in the software industry, Paul operated as a non‐executive chairman and director for companies in a variety of sectors until taking over this post.

Chief Executive Officer, California State Teachers’ Retirement System

Jack Ehnes is the Chief Executive Officer of the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS). Mr. Ehnes provides leadership for the second largest public pension fund in the nation, which serves more than 850,000 members and benefit recipients with an operating budget of approximately $163 million and 900 employees.

Senior Vice President, Sustainability Research and Advocacy, Calvert Investments

As SVP for Sustainability Research and Policy at Calvert Investments since April 2006, Bennett Freeman leads the environmental, social and governance analysis, shareholder advocacy and public policy work of the largest family of sustainable and responsible (SRI) mutual funds in the U.S. He has helped to develop the investment themes of new Calvert funds and contributed to Calvert’s leadership on issues including Sudan divestment; extractive revenue transparency; Internet freedom of expression and privacy; water sustainability; and climate change adaptation.

Director, SustainabiltyEYE

Mark Fulton has had 35 years experience in financial markets spanning three continents in London, New York and Sydney. As a recognized economist and market strategist at leading financial institutions including Citigroup , Salomon Bros and County Natwest. He has researched international economies, currencies, fixed income and equity markets. Mark has also held corporate strategy, finance and management roles.

Vice President, Community Relations and Chief Sustainability Officer, Pacific Gas & Electric

Ezra Garrett is the Vice President of Community Relations and the Chief Sustainability Officer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He is also the Executive Director of the PG&E Corporation Foundation. Garrett is responsible for maximizing the impact, reach and visibility of PG&E’s community investments and partnerships, multicultural outreach, employee volunteerism, and corporate responsibility and sustainability program.

Managing Director, Roaring Fork Films; Executive Producer, The Years Project

David Gelber is Executive Producer of Years of Living Dangerously. Gelber was Ed Bradley’s producer at 60 MINUTES for twenty-five years, during which he won every major journalism award, including a Peabody, two DuPont Awards and eight Emmys.

Senior Director, Water Resources and Real Estate, Molson Coors Brewing Company

Mike is currently responsible for the protection of company assets that includes the water resources that serve the Golden, Colorado Brewery (largest single site brewery in the world), leadership in corporate global water and real estate sustainability strategies and partnership initiatives, president of the Coors Energy Company, general manager for two water delivery ditch companies that serve municipal, agricultural and industrial interests and general environmental management and assessment of various US and global assets.

President and Co-Founder, The Pacific Institute

Dr. Peter H. Gleick is co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security in Oakland, California. His research and writing address the critical connections between water and human health, the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization, and international conflicts over water resources.

Vice President, External Affairs, Shell Oil Company

Niel Golightly is Vice President, External Affairs, Upstream Americas, Shell Oil Company. His responsibilities include oversight of corporate communications, stakeholder engagement and issues management for Shell in North and South America. Niel joined Shell in July 2006, after a 12-year career at Ford Motor Co. where his positions included Director, Sustainable Business Strategies; Vice President, Public Affairs for Ford of Europe; and Director of the Chairman’s Office,

President & Chief Executive Officer, Green America

For nearly 30 years, Alisa Gravitz has led Green America, the national green economy organization. Green America (formerly Co-op America) develops marketplace solutions to social and environmental problems with a key focus on tackling climate change, building fair trading systems, stopping corporate abuse and growing the green economy.

Managing Director and Director of ESG Research and Shareholder Engagement, Boston Common Asset Management

Steven Heim is a Managing Director and Director of ESG Research and Shareholder Engagement at Boston Common Asset Management, LLC. Boston Common is an investment manager and a leader in global sustainability initiatives. It specializes in long-only equity and balanced strategies and pursues long-term capital appreciation by seeking to invest in diversified portfolios of high quality, socially responsible stocks. With over 20 years of service in the investment field, Steven has worked to promote corporate transparency, accountability, and attention to sustainability issues.

Chief Executive Officer, Sprint

• twitter: @sprint

Mr. Hesse is the CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corporation. Prior to this, he was the Chairman and CEO of Embarq Corporation. He has been named “Most Influential Person in Mobile Technology” by LAPTOP magazine, Wireless Industry “Person of the Year” by RCR magazine, “Executive of the Year” by Wireless Business and Technology magazine, one of the five “Best Turnaround CEO’s of All Time” by Fierce Wireless, one of the “Top 20 CEO’s” by Glassdoor (for highest employee approval ratings), and he is a two-time recipient of Wireless Week magazine’s Leadership Award.

Director Agriculture Sustainability, PepsiCo

Ian lends significant Industry expertise to agricultural sourcing and sustainable development initiatives in his role as Director of Agricultural Sustainability for PepsiCo.

Managing Director for Research and Collaboration, Rocky Mountain Institute

Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson is the Managing Director for Research and Collaboration at Rocky Mountain Institute. He works across all RMI programmatic areas, with a special emphasis on the built environment and transportation. Prior to RMI, Mr. Hutchinson founded Pronghorn Ventures, a “clean-tech” venture fund centered in Colorado’s Front Range.

Managing Director, Head of Global Sector Research, UBS Investment Bank

Erika Karp chairs the UBS Global Investment Review Committee and manages a global team of analysts and strategists. She sits on the UBS Securities Research Executive Committee and the Environmental and Human Rights Committee of the UBS Group Executive Board. Erika created and drives the UBS Q-Series®, the Global I/O®, and the weekly "UBS Global Portfolio Manager's Spotlight" products.

Co-Director, Policy Program, Ceres

Anne L. Kelly is Director of Public Policy at Ceres, a non-profit coalition of investors and companies, which seeks to promote leadership and best practices in sustainability. Anne directs Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) a coalition of twenty-three leading consumer-facing companies including Nike, Starbucks and eBay seeking to advocate for meaningful climate and energy policy at the federal level. She is a registered lobbyist and is actively engaged on Capital Hill on behalf of Ceres and BICEP member companies.

Manager, Environment, Climate Change & Water, Calvert

Ellen Kennedy is the Manager of Environment and Climate Change for Calvert Investments, which provides sustainable and responsible investment advisory services and strategies to individuals and institutions. Ms. Kennedy leads Calvert's environment program, focusing on corporate engagement and research related to climate change and adaptation, water scarcity, energy, toxics, and other environmental issues.

Executive Director, Apparel Coalition

Jason Kibbey is the Executive Director of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is an industry-wide group of leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, non-governmental organizations, and academic experts working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world.

Senior Vice President, Trillium Asset Management

Will is a senior vice president, investment manager and research analyst in our California office. Prior to joining Trillium in 2008, Will had worked at the boutique socially responsible investment firm Journey Tree Financial. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business and a B.A. with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles. Will is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a member of Net Impact.

Research Director, Carbon Tracker

James Leaton has been the Research Director of The Carbon Tracker Initiative since September 2010. He has led the research and analysis of listed fossil fuel reserves and is the lead author of the ground-breaking report: ‘Unburnable Carbon: are the world’s capital markets carrying a carbon bubble’. James is responsible for developing the work programme at Carbon Tracker and partnering with other organizations to further our objectives.

Senior Manager, Ceres

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Sharlene works with insurers and water service providers to build business models that are resilient to weather extremes, climate change and resource depletion. Her focus includes the role insurers and risk modelers play in driving climate adaptation and climate investment risks and opportunities with a particular focus on municipal bonds.

Analyst, Clean Energy Economics, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Stefan Linder is the Lead US Clean Energy Economics Analyst for Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and is based in New York City. Stefan is responsible for producing and communicating research and analysis on project finance and global clean energy capital markets. He also acts as a specialist on BNEF’s targeted research and consulting team.

President, Ceres; Director, Investor Network on Climate Risk

• twitter: @MindyLubber

Mindy S. Lubber is President of Ceres, a national coalition of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change and water scarcity. Mindy also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a group of more than 100 institutional investors managing $10 trillion in assets focused on the business risks and opportunities of climate change.

Chief Executive Officer, NetImpact

Liz Maw has been a leader, speaker, and writer in the fields of next generation sustainability leaders, Millennials and impact careers, and workforce values since joining Net Impact as its CEO in 2004. During her tenure, Net Impact has more than tripled in size, formed partnerships with over 50 global corporations, grown its chapter network to more than 300, and launched new research and projects in campus greening, curriculum change, and workplace sustainability.

Corporate Affairs Group—Finance Specialist, Intel

Courtney Martin is a Finance Specialist for the Corporate Affairs Group at Intel Corporation. In this role she provides Finance support and leadership to directly influence, shape & drive Intel's Corporate Sustainability efforts. She partners with a cross functional team of finance, CSR, marketing, manufacturing and operation stakeholders to integrate ESG (Environmental Social Governance) factors into decision making and ROI analysis.

President, Co-Founder, 350.org

• twitter: @billmckibben

Bill McKibben is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with The End of Nature in 1989, which is regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009.

Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

Peter Miscovich is an executive management consultant focused upon Corporate Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Merger Integration, Social Media Strategies and Workplace Transformation solutions for Fortune 100 companies. As a workplace consulting expert with more than 20 years of experience - Peter has developed, executed and managed comprehensive workforce and workplace solutions for Fortune 100 companies involving real estate, human resources, finance, technology, operations, procurement, outsourcing and strategic planning functions.

Global Water Roundtable, WWF

Alexis Morgan leads the Alliance for Water Stewardship's (AWS) Water Roundtable on behalf of WWF. Alexis has spent the majority of the past ten years working for WWF on collaboration solutions for business and biodiversity, including multi-stakeholder commodity standards. His expertise lies in sustainability indicators, conservation planning and spanning the gap between conservation and the private sector. He has operated as a consultant to various clients of different sizes ranging from the World Bank to the City of Toronto, to small non-profits. He has also worked extensively on water stewardship and water risk.

Principal, Liz Muller & Partners

Liz Muller, principal of Liz Muller & Partners, advises organizations on development and execution of sustainability strategies, programs, and systems. Liz excels at creating scalable systems and programs that build off existing processes and systems, linking market demand with sustainable agriculture producers through complex commodity supply chains in an effective and credible manner.

Director, Energy & Sustainability, Google

Rick has worked at Google since 2008 and is currently Director of the Energy & Sustainability team. His team leads efforts to invest in large scale renewable energy projects, make Google’s corporate offices more energy efficient and sustainable, install renewable energy, and engage with employees on green benefit programs. In the past, this group led the effort to install one of the largest corporate solar arrays in the US, and more recently led over $900m of investments in several wind farms, centralized and distributed PV systems, a large solar thermal plant, and an offshore transmission line.

Vice President, Environment and Sustainability, Prudential Financial, Inc.

Mary O’Malley is vice president, Environment and Sustainability at Prudential Financial, reporting to the chief governance officer. In this newly created role, O’Malley oversees the strategy for, and the coordination of, all initiatives across Prudential’s businesses and corporate functions that promote company’s environmental, social, and governance objectives.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Skoll Foundation

Sally Osberg is President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation. Named one of the “Millennium 100” for her role in shaping and leading Silicon Valley, she is a change agent and champion of social entrepreneurs and other innovators working to solve the world’s most pressing problems.

Vice President for Environment and Water Resources, The Coca-Cola Company

Allyson Park is the Vice President of Corporate External Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company. She and her team are responsible for protecting and enhancing the Company’s reputation and social license to grow, and communicating the Company’s sustainability commitments. Previously, Mrs. Park was part of the global Corporate Communications department with responsibility as Group Director of Sustainability Communications and Communications Director of Active Healthy Living.

Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, Ceres

Lance Pierce is Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Ceres, overseeing programs, operations and strategic planning. He previously served with the Union of Concerned Scientists as Director of the Climate & Energy Program, UCS’s largest program, and Harvard Business School where he was Project Director in the launch of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. Pierce has worked in the private, public, and non-profit sectors with much of his professional background focusing on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Former Chairman, Sierra Club

Carl Pope became Chairman of the Sierra Club in 2010, after serving for more than seventeen years as Executive Director. A veteran leader in the environmental movement, Mr. Pope has been with the Sierra Club for more than thirty years. In that time he has also served as Associate Conservation Director, Political Director, and Conservation Director.

Director, Corporate Program, Ceres

Veena Ramani is a Director in Ceres’ Corporate Programs. Since July 2006, she has managed the relationships with a portfolio of Ceres companies, primarily from the electric utility and financial services sectors. She works with these companies on a variety of ESG strategy, performance and disclosure issues including policy and program development, sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement processes etc. Veena is also responsible for the oversight and management of the Ceres coalition.

Global Head, Sustainability Group, Bloomberg

As Global Head of Sustainability, Curtis Ravenel leads Bloomberg’s sustainability initiatives - a Chairman’s Office effort and the result of his 2006 Bloomberg Global Leadership Forum proposal. The program aggressively integrates sustainability considerations into all firm operations and leverages the Bloomberg Professional Service to evaluate sustainability-related investment risks and opportunities for its 315,000 customers. Curtis has worked for Bloomberg in multiple roles. He was the Financial Controller for Asia managing accounting, tax, treasury and audit services for 23 legal entities with combined annual revenues exceeding $1 billion USD.

Director, Transportation Program, Ceres

Carol Lee Rawn directs the Transportation Program at Ceres. She is an environmental attorney with over twenty years of experience working with federal and state regulatory agencies, companies, and nonprofit organizations on a wide variety of environmental issues. She currently works with investors and companies to advance sustainable transportation policies.

Portfolio Manager, California State Teachers’ Retirement System

Mr. Rice is a Portfolio Manager in the CalSTRS Corporate Governance Department and has been working in the governance group at CalSTRS for the past 10 years. His main areas of focus are environmental risk management, the CalSTRS activist manager equity portfolio, and CalSTRS’ corporate governance efforts in Asia. His environmental risk management duties include analyzing potential risks to the CalSTRS investment portfolio, identifying appropriate portfolio investments to engage, and developing and implementing engagement strategies.

Vice President, Sustainability and Global Regulatory Affairs, General Motors

Mike Robinson is the Vice President of Sustainability and Global Regulatory Affairs for General Motors. He leads initiatives to further integrate sustainability into GM’s operations and products, and has responsibility for GM’s sustainability reporting initiatives. Robinson also provides leadership in GM’s global environment, energy, and vehicle safety policy activities, including advocacy efforts with governments and key stakeholders.

Principal, Sustainable Business Strategies

Andy is a long time Ceres supporter, whose first book, The Triple Bottom Line, has become a classic on sustainability. His new book, Talent, Transformation and the Triple Bottom Line (Wiley 2013) describes the relationship between sustainability, employee engagement and business results, and sets forth a new, powerful business case for sustainability. Andy was one of the lead partners in PwC’s global sustainability practice before he started his own company, Sustainable Business Strategies.

Senior Executive, Metropolis Strategies

Adele Simmons is senior executive at Metropolis Strategies, focusing on environmental and sustainability issues, and provided leadership for the 2009 Burnham Plan Centennial. She co-chaired the Task Force that developed the Chicago Climate Action Plan, and is a member of the Green Ribbon Committee that is helping to implement Mayor Emanuel’s Sustainable 2015 Roadmap. Between 1989-1999, Mrs. Simmons was President of the MacArthur Foundation, overseeing grants over $175 million a year. The foundation’s international programs focus on the environment, population, peace and security, understanding inequality within and among nations and climate change.

Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments, Head of Corporate Governance, California Public Employees’ Retirement System

Anne Simpson is the Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments and Director of Global Governance at CalPERS. It is the largest public pension system in the United States with approximately $254 billion in global assets. The governance program includes CalPERS Focus List of shareholder engagement with companies, global proxy voting, legal and regulatory reform agenda and CalPERS actively managed corporate governance investment strategy. She is leading CalPERS sustainability project to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) across the total fund.

Executive Director, California Water Foundation

Lester Snow directs the California Water Foundation program and leads integrated resource management projects. Mr. Snow has a distinguished record of innovation and results working on complex natural resource management matters. Most recently, he served as California Secretary for Natural Resources, where he oversaw 25 departments, commissions, boards, and conservancies, and served as chief advisor on issues related to the state's natural, historic, and cultural resources.

Director, California Officer, Ceres

Kirsten is the California Director for Ceres. She works with members of the Investor Network on Climate Risk on their initiatives and represents Ceres on the West Coast for all Ceres programs.

Professor and Director, University of California, Davis

Daniel Sperling is Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, and founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. He also holds the transportation seat on the California Air Resources Board and is Chairman of the California Fuel Cell partnership for 2013.

Managing Director, Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, BlackRock

Chad Spitler, Managing Director, is the Global Chief Operating Officer for BlackRock’s Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment team within the Strategic Product Management Group. He is responsible for the daily operations of the team worldwide and strategic planning. Mr. Spitler is the Proxy Facilitator for the Securities Evaluation Group of the International Standards Organization (ISO), and is a member of the International Corporate Governance Network’s (ICGN) Shareholders Responsibility Committee, and the Broadridge Global and Domestic Steering Committees.

Chief Executive Officer, California Public Employees’ Retirement System

• twitter: @annestausboll

Anne Stausboll became Chief Executive Officer of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System in January 2009. She is the eighth CEO and first woman to head the Fund. Ms. Stausboll oversees 2,300 employees, a $332 million budget, and programs that include investments, health and retirement benefits administration.

Vice President of Technology & Manufacturing Group, General Manager of Global Sourcing & Procurement, Intel

Jackie Sturm is VP of Technology & Manufacturing Group/General Manager of Global Sourcing & Procurement. Sturm is responsible for Materials Sourcing and Procurement for Intel's Technology Development and Global Manufacturing, outsourced products and all contracting, materials, services, and outsourcing, associated with Intel-wide business needs for construction, design, development, marketing, IT and administration, including travel and benefits. She leads the Technology & Manufacturing's Ethics committee, is a member of Intel's Ethics and Compliance Oversight Committee, and directs Intel's Supply Chain Environmental and Social Governance program.

Senior Director, Sustainability, The Co-operators Group

Barbara Turley-McIntyre began her insurance career as an independent broker in Montreal in 1980. In 1997 she joined The Co-operators Group Limited, a $40 billion Canadian-owned, multi-product insurance/financial services company, where she has managed underwriting teams in property and casualty. She has also been responsible for community and shareholder relations. Barbara leads the development and implementation of the Sustainability Vision, Policy and Strategy with responsibility for producing the annual Sustainability Report and carbon management programs. She directs The Co-operators community programs, including The Co-operators Foundation.

Team Member Engagement Manager, Environmental Affairs, Wells Fargo

Krista Van Tassel is vice president and Environmental Affairs business initiatives manager for Wells Fargo & Co. In this role, Van Tassel heads team member engagement for Wells Fargo’s environmental sustainability initiatives and goals. Van Tassel is responsible for leading 75 Green Teams across the country, which are employee-led volunteer groups promoting environmental practices within the company and local communities through education, outreach and volunteerism.

Vice President of Sustainability, Nestle Waters North America

Michael Washburn is the Vice President of Sustainability at Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA). His primary focus is working with a coalition of recycling stakeholders to advance Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging and printed paper in the United States. Michael’s work also includes building NWNA’s efforts towards innovation in energy usage and building design across its manufacturing facilities, and encouraging constructive water policy initiatives.

Head Sustainability Americas, Swiss Re

Mark Way heads Swiss Re's sustainability activities in the Americas and is part of the company’s Sustainability & Political Risk Management unit. Mark has held this position since 2006, working from Swiss Re's Americas headquarters in Armonk, NY. He is involved in various advisory roles and leads the company's sustainability engagement with key stakeholders in the region.