Executive Moves
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Former Energy Secretary Granholm becomes energy strategist
Jennifer Granholm’s mandate as senior counselor at DGA Group is to help corporations shore up energy resilience as the grid struggles to meet spiking demand. Read More
Fashion leader Tricia Carey joins ‘low-carbon’ crop startup Avalo
The company is expanding its efforts to propagate climate-resilient, low-carbon cotton in the Texas Panhandle. Read More
GM taps Dell’s sustainability chief as new CSO
Cassandra Garber is credited with integrating environmental, social and governance practices into the enterprise technology company’s core business processes. Read More
Zendesk layoffs include director of sustainability
Shengyuan Su joined Zendesk in May 2022 after five years as a sustainability manager at Salesforce. Read More
Former Biden loan program director Jigar Shah joins Powerhouse Ventures
Jigar Shah oversaw $400 billion in funding while director of the Loan Programs Office. Read More
ADM’s new chief sustainability officer joins amid turbulent times for ag giant
Grains trader is enacting job cuts and has seen its emissions commitment removed by the Science Based Targets Initiative Read More
Long-time conservation strategist to lead new nature nonprofit
Margaret O’Gorman will lead Tandem Global, created through the merger of Wildlife Habitat Council and World Environment Center. Read More
Former Biden community energy chief joins Climate First Bank
Chris Castro managed a $16 billion portfolio of state and community energy programs at the Department of Energy until January. Read More
Sustainable apparel leader to oversee new climate solutions program at UC Berkeley
Jason Kibbey is known for his work on the Higg Index, a groundbreaking tool focused on supply chain data. Read More
Mars promotes company veteran to chief sustainability officer
Alastair Child will move from the sustainability lead at the snack division to inherit the overall Mars goal to halve emissions by 2030. Read More
