Brianna Sheppard
Manager, Plastic and Material Science
World Wildlife Fund
Brianna Sheppard is a Manager, Plastic and Material Science within World Wildlife Fund’s Private Sector Engagement team. Since joining WWF in 2019, she has focused on driving global partnerships with retail, food and beverage, and packaging companies to address the plastic pollution crisis. Brianna advances WWF’s No Plastic in Nature global initiative by providing strategic and technical expertise to guide companies in setting and achieving plastic waste goals and scaling circular solutions. She leads ReSource: Plastic, WWF’s activation hub for companies tackling the plastic waste crisis, and represents WWF in its role as a co-lead of the U.S. Plastics Pact.
Brianna holds a M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Environmental Policy and Planning from Virginia Tech. In her personal time, she enjoys exploring the wild landscapes of Florida with her husband, daughter, and dog.