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Daniel C. Esty
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University; Author, Green to Gold; Chairman, Esty Environmental Partners |
| Dan Esty is one of the world’s leading experts on corporate environmental strategy. He has advised top executives from dozens of companies around the world on environment and sustainability issues. A former senior official at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dan is the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University with appointments in both the Environment and Law Schools. He is Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale. Dan has written or edited nine books and dozens of articles on environmental strategy, competitiveness, policy reform, and regulation. His recent prize-winning book (with Andrew Winston) Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage argues that sustainability has become a critical element of corporate strategy. Dan holds a B.A. from Harvard, an M.A. from Oxford, and a law degree from Yale. He served as an Obama campaign advisor and on the Presidential Transition Team. | |
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Michelle Moore
Federal Environmental Executive, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive |
Michelle Moore is the Obama Administration’s Federal Environmental Executive, and is responsible for promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship throughout the federal government’s operations. Housed within the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive was created by Executive Order in 1993. The Office stewards the implementation of President Obama’s Executive Order on Federal Sustainability (EO 13514) and the GreenGov initiative, working collaboratively with the Office of Management and Budget and each of the agencies through the Steering Committee on Federal Sustainability.
Prior to joining CEQ, Michelle was Senior Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization that developed and oversees the LEED certification system. During her tenure there, she created partnerships and programs that helped to grow green building to a mainstream movement with more than 6 billion square feet of registered and certified green buildings in over 90 countries. Her prior experience includes serving as Director of eBusiness for Interface Inc., and launching a tech start-up in the design industry. Michelle holds a Master’s of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a BA from Emory University. | |
Frank Diaz, IBM Global Services, Smarter Building Solutions
John Johnson, Solutions Development Manager State Government, Johnson Controls, Inc. |