North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit

Over the past 30 years, Paulette has held various positions in the fields of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) and Sustainability that has taken her from the field to the boardroom. She joined Johnson & Johnson in 1997 and previously served as Vice President, Global Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability. She is committed to supporting diverse talent and is proud to serve as the Executive Sponsor of the youth pillar of her company’s Women in STEM²D (WiSTEM²D) initiative as well as the Executive Sponsor of our Global Operations Leadership Development (GOLD) program. She also serves as an Advisory Board member (and previous co-chair) for the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY). Paulette was honored to be selected to Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Women of Impact in 2021 and to be named a Top 100 Woman in Sustainability by Sustainability Magazine in 2022 and 2023.

Jerome serves as Walmart’s Head of Corporate Sustainability, where he leads collaboration with leaders and associates across the business to drive positive impact across global supply chains, nature, waste, and more.

In 2019, Jerome joined Walmart to lead international strategy. In 2022, he relocated to Mexico City to serve as the SVP of Strategy, Transformation, and Mergers & Acquisitions for Walmart Mexico & Central America.

Prior to Walmart, Jerome held various operations, finance, business development, merchandising and marketing roles at Burger King / 3G Capital, American Express, the Embassy of France in the U.S., Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, and 7-Eleven. During his time at 7-Eleven, he was responsible for expanding the company’s international footprint and leading the global operations team, supporting 36,000+ stores across 18 countries and territories.

Jerome was born and raised in France, holds a master’s degree in finance from the University of Paris-Dauphine, and has an MBA from U.C. Berkeley.

Josh Parker joined NVIDIA in 2023 to lead the company’s corporate sustainability program.  Josh studied electrical engineering and spent several years practicing IP law at a large law firm and later for the computer storage company Western Digital.  While at Western Digital, he was asked to lead the company’s ethics and compliance program in Asia and later to build a new corporate sustainability program for the company.

At NVIDIA, Josh is pursuing a data-driven approach to sustainability, believing that accurate and credible data is a prerequisite for effectively managing impacts.  Josh is also deeply persuaded that technology—especially AI—can play a critical and dramatic role in solving world-scale sustainability challenges.

Appointed to Chief Sustainability Officer in February 2021, Kristen Siemen helped lead General Motors to a future with zero emissions as the company continues to take bold actions against climate change, including GM’s commitment to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040. Under Siemen’s leadership, GM has received numerous recognitions including JUST Capital’s MOST JUST Companies, Fast Company’s Brands That Matter, ISS ESG’s top score in the Environmental and Social categories for QualityScore, and Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fifth year in a row — demonstrating exceptional leadership and commitment to business integrity.

Siemen began her career with GM in 1994 and served in a number of engineering and staff positions of increasing responsibilities. Since 2010, she has held senior leadership positions in several global engineering functions including Electrical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Test and Validation, and Energy, Certification and Compliance.

In addition to her accomplished technical career, Siemen is also passionate about promoting inclusion and gender equality. She was instrumental in creating GM’s career reentry program, “Take 2,” as well as the GM Women Ally Program and serves as GM’s key executive for the Society of Women Engineers. Since transitioning into her role as CSO, Siemen has garnered several individual recognitions for exemplary leadership, including Crain’s Notable Leaders in Sustainability, Future 50 Tech, and Sustainability Magazine’s Global Top 100 Chief Sustainability Officers. Siemen serves on multiple advisory boards including the United Nations Global Compact USA Board, Fortune Impact Initiative, The Heritage Group Sustainability Advisory Board, the Engineering Society of Detroit Board and the Oakland University School of Engineering & Computer Science Advisory Board, where she received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering.

Jen Huffstetler is the Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President of Sustainable Impact and Compliance at HP. In this role, Jen is responsible for developing and leading the company’s integrated Sustainable Impact strategy to deliver sustainable computing for a sustainable future. She also leads product compliance and global technical regulations. She is a keynote speaker and expert on Sustainable AI and deployment of AI to achieve sustainability goals.

Previously, Jen was the Chief Product Sustainability Officer and Vice President/General Manager of Future Platform Strategy at Intel. Jen brings a diversity of business, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, product development and engineering experience from her 25+ years at Intel spanning chips to software to data center systems.

Jen holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School in Corporate Entrepreneurship. She is also a certified Executive Leadership Coach from the Hudson Institute, a Korn-Ferry Interpreter, and Birkman Certified. She enjoys spending time with her husband, two adult daughters, and Malinois/Greyhound mix, traveling, Pilates, reading, volleyball, sailing, running, and cycling.

April 1, 2023, Dirk Voeste, PhD,  joined Volkswagen Group as its Chief Sustainability Officer. In this function he together with his team is responsible for the development and implementation for the Groups sustainability strategy regenerate+, all ESG-related topics as well as stakeholder relationship.

As a graduated Ph.D. in biology from University Bonn in Germany and M.Phil. from the Cranfield Institute of Technology in England he held various positions in the field of space science, biotechnology, breeding, crop protection and sustainability. For example, as a Vice President Dirk has taken the lead of BASFs corporate sustainability strategy and as a Senior Vice President he was responsible for of regulatory, public affairs and sustainability for BASFs Agriculture Solution Division.

Ellen Jackowski is Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard, where she is spearheading the integration of the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy into the organization and throughout its value chain.

As part of this work, she is driving climate leadership for Mastercard-wide programs and commitments, such as reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, accelerating the company’s impact in driving sustainable choices across the value chain, and advancing inclusive climate action. Mastercard’s ESG efforts, established more than a decade ago, are rooted in a belief of doing well by doing good in order to have true impact and enable both people and the planet to thrive.

Previously, Ellen served as Chief Impact Officer and Head of Sustainable Impact at HP. Her global team developed and delivered a wide range of programs focused on climate action, human rights and digital equity. Earlier in her career, she served in several management and consulting roles.

Ellen is part of the advisory board of the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network, is a deputy advisor on the World Economic Forum’s Champions for Nature community and has served as a faculty member of The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme at the University of Cambridge.

Brian Moran is the chief sustainability officer of The Boeing Company and serves as a member of the Boeing Executive Council. Moran is responsible for advancing the company’s approach on aerospace sustainability priorities, stakeholder engagement and integrated reporting. His Executive Council responsibilities include driving shared awareness of sustainability trends, opportunities and risks to guide company decision-making and global impact. Moran is based in Amsterdam. Prior to this role, Moran served as vice president, Global Sustainability Policy & Partnerships for Boeing where he led a global team responsible for informing the global policy landscape and deepening partnerships to advance Boeing’s sustainability objectives. In his more than two decades with Boeing, Moran has held leadership roles in Boeing’s commercial and defense businesses, in communications and in government affairs. Moran holds a dual degree in international business and French from Lindenwood University and a master’s degree in business administration from Washington University’s Olin School of Business. He completed executive programs at The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and a Brookings Institution legislative fellowship on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Moran speaks English, German and French and he is an alumnus of both the Atlantik-Brücke German-American Young Leaders program as well as the French-American Foundation Young Leaders program.

Margot is responsible for account management for strategic US-based brand and retailer clients. In her role, she provides support and guidance to improve client Responsible Sourcing program strategy and overall program effectiveness. In addition, Margot provides periodic support on corporate consulting projects and is the author of the ELEVATE Responsible Sourcing Management Model.

Prior to joining ELEVATE, Margot was Director of Compliance and Social Responsibility at J.Crew. In this role, she oversaw development and implementation of all aspects of the company’s social responsibility and compliance programs, including Responsible Sourcing, Environment, Anti-Corruption, and Code of Ethics.

David Allen is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA), which includes Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) and Quaker Foods North America (QFNA). In this role, he is responsible for helping PFNA execute its sustainability vision of building a more sustainable food system and reducing environmental impact. The company’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) sustainability commitments span three key pillars:  Positive Agriculture, Positive Value Chain, and Positive Choices.

David began his career with PepsiCo as an engineer in 1996.  He then spent the next 20 years in various field manufacturing and distribution roles in multiple locations, giving him significant breadth and depth of supply chain experience. Prior to his current role, David served as the Senior Director of Quality and Food Safety for PFNA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.

Matt Kolesar is the Chief Environmental Scientist at ExxonMobil.  In that role, he leads global advocacy and strategy development of climate related and energy transition issues, as well as managing corporate sustainability focus areas for water, biodiversity, and waste.

As Chief, he provides advanced expert technical leadership consultation and advice to senior leaders on sustainability topics central to business decisions and priorities.

Throughout his 30-year career, Matt has held a variety of leadership positions at ExxonMobil in the Upstream, Downstream and Chemicals businesses.

Matt has B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Akron, Ohio, and is an avid runner.

Roger Martella is Chief Corporate Officer, Head of Global Government Affairs and Policy, and Chief Sustainability Officer at GE Vernova. In
this role, Roger engages the world’s top public and private sector leaders to solve the energy trilemma of affordability, reliability, and sustainability.

Prior to joining GE in 2017, Roger served as General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the George W. Bush
Administration, where he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate, and as Principal Counsel for Complex Litigation for the
Department of Justice’s Natural Resources Section, where he won every case he litigated. Roger also co-led Sidley Austin LLP’s global environmental and climate change practices and was recognized by his peers as the top lawyer in the field globally.

Roger is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of the Atlantic Council, the ClearPath Foundation, and the American Conservation Coalition.

Roger holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was Editor in Chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Roger grew up in Norristown, PA, where he grew up working in his family’s corner Italian bakery.