Marissa McInnis

Prior to joining Verizon, Marissa was with the Department of Defense in Washington DC, leading Climate Policy and Interagency engagement. She served as the climate policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment.

She has held a number of progressive roles within the White House and Pentagon including Director for Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Climate Program Director for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy.

From 2006-2014, Marissa served in various leadership roles at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency including the Office of the CFO and the Tribal Affairs Office.

Marissa is responsible for overseeing the continued evolution and implementation of Verizon’s Sustainability Strategy as well as their enterprise wide relationships across our sustainability portfolio.

She focuses on operationalizing Verizon’s internal and external commitments while tracking their progress across the enterprise to ensure holistic management in the areas of sustainability and driving profitable growth.