Ashima Sukhdev

Ashima Sukhdev is the Climate Mitigation and Circular Economy Policy Advisor at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), City of Seattle. She is driving the development of a circular economy in Seattle and manages SPU’s climate mitigation strategy, internally and city-wide. Ashima joined the City of Seattle from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. At the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Ashima managed the delivery of its programs in the U.S. and Canada, and led the Foundation’s work on cities globally, engaging local governments in the transition towards a circular economy. She was also seconded to the World Economic Forum to support the development of its circular economy initiative. Prior to joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Ashima worked as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting in New York. Ashima graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics focused on Sustainability & Environmental Management.