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Priscilla Okyere
Global Head Circular Solutions & Waste Reduction
Amazon
Priscilla Okyere is a sustainability and operations executive with nearly two decades of experience spanning engineering, environmental stewardship, and EHS leadership. With almost eight years driving global impact at Amazon, she is known for building the systems, strategies, and teams that help organizations move from compliance to competitive advantage.
She currently serves as Global Head of Circular Solutions and Waste Reduction at Amazon, where she leads enterprise-wide strategy to deliver consistent impact across global operations through waste prevention and scalable circularity solutions. Her work focuses on advancing circular business models that extend product life, reduce material waste, and unlock new value streams through reuse, remanufacturing, and resource optimization.
Priscilla brings a cross-industry perspective shaped by experience across manufacturing, retail, and technology. She drives strategic collaboration across operations, technology, science, product development, policy, and legal functions, while also leading partnerships with industry and NGOs to accelerate progress toward shared sustainability goals.
Her expertise spans the full sustainability value chain, including renewable energy, carbon reduction, regulatory strategy, and environmental systems, all delivered with strong operational discipline and a people-centered leadership approach. She is particularly recognized for translating strategy into execution by building the infrastructure, engagement models, and mechanisms required to deliver impact at scale.