Sustainability Leaders Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Mike Casey on our Crisis in Consciousness
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Casey, CEO of Tigercomm is an expert in communicating climate change, or as he puts it, global climate disruption. Mike has deep expertise in com...
Bill Weihl on Corporate Climate Advocacy
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Weihl has likely done more to drive down GHG emissions from the tech sector than any single person. He was the Green Energy Czar at Google, build...
Katherine Hamilton Interview
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As chair of 38 North Solutions and co-host of the Energy Gang Podcast, Katherine Hamilton is expert in energy policy at the state, federal and interna...
Elaine Nektritz on the Future of Energy in IL
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine has been one of the architects Illinois' current heading to be a 100% clean energy state by 2050. She served in the IL legislature for nearly 1...
Doug Scott and Ann McCabe Interview
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with Doug Scott and Ann McCabe, two former commissioners of the Illinois Commerce Commission and both former directors of the board ...
Nicole Lederer, co-founder and Chair, Environmental Entrepreneurs
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Lederer co-founded Environmental Entrepreneurs on the premise that the economy and the environment are not divergent interests. E2 has proven t...
Marilyn Waite, Climate Finance, Hewlett Foundation
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marilyn Waite oversees Hewlett Foundation's climate finance program where she invests in sustainable banking strategies that can lower global emissi...
Emily Reichert, CEO, Greentown Labs
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Emily Reichert has been at the helm of Greentown Labs in Somerville, MA since 2013. She has overseen the growth of Greentown to become the largest...
Matt Petersen, CEO, L.A. Clean Tech Incubator
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As CEO of the Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator, Matt Peterson oversees the early stage development of nearly 30 portfolio companies across a range of ...
Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability Officer, LADWP
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From her perch as Chief Sustainability Officer for the largest public utility in the U.S., Nancy Sutley has great insight into the energy transformati...
Brenden Millstein, CEO, Carbon Lighthouse
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brenden is co-founder and CEO of Carbon Lighthouse, one of the fastest growing clean energy companies in the country. In just six or so years Carbon ...
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nichols served as CARB Chair in Gov Jerry Brown's first administration in the late 70s and early 80s, and was appointed again in 2007 by Gov Schwarzen...
Gary Gero, Chief Sustainability Officer, County of Los Angeles
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Gero has had a long career in energy, environmental policy and organizational leadership. From LADWP, where he oversaw renewable energy and energ...
Bob Perciasepe Interview
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Perciasepe currently presides over C2ES, a prominent, independent organization that partners with large businesses, mayors and others to create so...
Louis Blumberg, Director CA Climate Team, The Nature Conservancy
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you're interested in working on environmental issues, listen to this episode. Louis has a ton of useful advice on how to build expertise, cultivate...
Randall Winston, Executive Director, Strategic Growth Council (fmr)
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his role at SCG, Randall brought together multiple agencies and departments to support sustainable communities emphasizing strong economies, social...
Bob Weisenmiller, Chairman, California Energy Commission
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Overseeing the strategy for implementing the massive shift to a clean grid is the Chairman of the California Energy Commission, Bob Weisenmiller. The ...
Phil Ting, Assemblymember, California 19th District
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Ting is pushing the envelope of California environmental legislation; authoring AB 1745, which seeks to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles afte...
Ken Alex, Director, CA Office of Planning and Research
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Alex is executive director of the governor's Office of Planning and Research, California's strategic planning facility for land use, and the clear...
Felicia Marcus, Chair, California Water Resources Control Board
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Felicia Marcus sits at the helm of the agency that controls California's most contested resource—water. In her role as Chair of the State Water Reso...
Senator Fran Pavley (fmr), California 27th District
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
California State Senator Fran Pavley is widely considered to be the mother of CA climate policy. From her humble beginnings as a 29-year 8th-grade civ...
Senator Scott Wiener, California 11th District
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Senator Scott Wiener in his San Francisco offices to discuss his childhood in New Jersey, his early leadership on LGBTQ issues at Duke...
Eduardo Garcia, Assemblymember, California 56th District
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Assemblyman Garcia became Mayor of Coachella City at the tender age of 29. He has emerged as a key leader on climate action in the California legislat...
Carla Peterman, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown, first to the California Energy Commission in 2011 and then to the California Public Utilities Commission in 2012, P...
Matt Rodriquez, Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Appointed by Jerry Brown in 2011, Secretary Rodriquez has overseen California's emergence as a renewable energy powerhouse that is pushing the vangua...