Jamie Pero Parker

Jamie Pero Parker, Ph.D. is the sustainability sector lead for RTI Innovation Advisor, an innovation consultancy housed within RTI International, a global not-for-profit research institute. Jamie has been with RTI Innovation Advisors for 17 years and has advised many of the world’s leading companies on circular plastics, sustainable packaging, green chemistry, and the emerging circular economy. She has also written about how sustainability changes the innovation process and has collaborated or supported various consortiums in the space.

Prior to her work at RTI International, Dr. Pero Parker was a scientist with The Clorox Company. Her published works include

– From waste to value: Business opportunities in solid waste management

– Defining sustainability and how it changes the innovation process, printed in Sustainability and eco-responsibility: Advances in the cosmetic industry

– A maturity model for sustainability in new product development

– How Sustainability Changes the Innovation Process

– Practical Insights into Open Innovation for Sustainability

Dr Pero Parker holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.