Liz’s experience working within a corporation, leading an international initiative, and engaging members throughout agriculture supply chains enables her to provide a unique perspective on how to best address stakeholder concerns in measurable and cost effective ways, while maintaining the support of global brands and supply chain actors.

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 and 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, International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association, and International Labor Organization. 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.