Liz’s experience working within a corporation, leading an international initiative, and engaging members throughout supply chains enables her to provide a unique perspective on how to make measurable and lasting change that can be supported by mainstream businesses.

As Gap Inc.’s Sr. Environmental Manager for over nine years, she was the primary authority on all aspects of the company’s environmental strategy and programs. Her accomplishments range from conducting the company’s first life cycle assessment and metrics system to implementing water quality and environmental procurement programs, launching organic cotton products and installing a solar array.

On behalf of Gap Inc. Liz had the honor of chairing Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at enabling millions of farmers around the world to grow cotton in a more sustainable way. As a consultant, she assisted BCI develop a supply chain system to support Better Cotton. She was an expert panel member of Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels, an initiative to establish global sustainability standards for biofuels. Liz has evaluated climate change risks, resilience building opportunities, chain-of-custody systems, and/or market drivers in agriculture supply chains for clients such as Oxfam, International Finance Corporation, and International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association. Liz has also acted as Director of Sustainability for a biodiesel company and advises and supports companies such as Virgin America, including writing its first Climate Report.

Please see Liz’s curriculum vitæ for additional information.