Dawn M. Martin serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer for Ceres and leads the Program Management Team. In this capacity, she oversees the leadership and management of Ceres' campaigns and initiatives, innovation, and evaluation department, as well as the Company, Investor, and Policy Networks.
With 30 years of experience working for social change, Dawn has led numerous initiatives within government, boardrooms, and non-profits that have leveraged the market’s influence to create strong corporate policies and practices on environmental, social, human rights, and governance issues. She also brings extensive expertise in strategic communications, behavioral sciences, and nonprofit management to bear on her work with Ceres.
Dawn is a member of the Board of Directors for The International Council on Clean Transportation. She received her law degree with an emphasis on international human rights and humanitarian law from Loyola Law School, LA and a B.A. in Political Science and Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University.