Josh Henretig

Josh Henretig is a Sr. Director for Microsoft and is responsible for leading the AI for Earth and Corporate Sustainability programs for the company. In this role, Josh oversees the management and implementation of global initiatives that: 1) reduce the energy, carbon, water and waste related impacts of Microsoft’s operations, 2) puts Microsoft’s cloud and AI tools in the hands of people and organizations working to solve global environmental challenges, and 3) enables the company to be a leader, collaborator and innovator on key environmental issues. Josh has been at Microsoft for 16 years and has played a leading role in the design and execution of the company’s global environmental strategy since the program’s inception. Most recently, he helped establish the AI for Earth program which was funded with $50 million and a 5-year commitment from Microsoft President Brad Smith in December 2017.