Rico Salas, PhD

Rico Salas serves as the Senior Director of Sustainability Risk and Compliance at Kimberly Clark, headquartered in Dallas, TX. He is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction for global environmental and sustainability risk and compliance requirements. His role includes ensuring adherence to sustainability legislation, assessing the impact of sustainability policies and practices on the organization, anticipating future changes in sustainability, and identifying opportunities to enhance sustainability practices.

Rico brings extensive expertise in climate change, decarbonization, risk management, and sustainability compliance. He is committed to driving positive change and implementing innovative strategies to build a resilient and sustainable future. Rico holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado – Boulder and a certification in Sustainability & Climate Risk (SCR).