Kathrin Winkler

Kathrin Winkler is the former chief sustainability officer of IT storage giant EMC Corporation (now Dell EMC, a division of Dell Technologies). In her tenure leading EMC’s Office of Sustainability, Kathrin and her team oversaw EMC’s sustainability strategy and its implementation. She now devotes her professional efforts to mentoring the next generation of sustainability leaders, advising companies seeking to accelerate their sustainability/ESG journeys, and motivating businesses to accelerate their actions and strengthen their aspirations for a sustainable future. Kathrin chairs the Advisory Board for ClimateVoice, a non-profit mobilizing the voice of the workforce to urge companies to advocate for climate policy, and serves on the board of directors of the Global Electronics Council (GEC), a non-profit working to stimulate the market for more sustainable electronics. She has previously served in various roles on the boards of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), NetImpact, EcoLogic Development Fund, Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC, now Responsible Business Alliance), and The Green Grid. Kathrin lives in Seattle with her husband Angus and is still learning to play the flute.