Kate Brandt
As Google's Sustainability Officer, Kate Brandt leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chain, partnering with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability and circular economy. In 2014, President Obama appointed her to serve as the Federal Environmental Executive and under EO 13693 she became the Nation's first Federal Chief Sustainability Officer. Prior to the White House, Kate held several senior roles in U.S. Federal Government. Kate serves on the boards of BSR, The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, The Roosevelt Institute, Stanford International Affairs Network, NSF Committee for Environmental Research and Education, and the Corporate Eco Forum. She received a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, and graduated with honors from Brown University.
