Work

For the past 10 years, Millie has worked at the intersection of business and environmental policy. She is currently working on the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) and managing our new Climate Corps program, which utilizes MBA-interns to find and analyze energy efficiency investments in host companies.

During her tenure at Environmental Defense, Millie has managed numerous relationships with corporations as well as legislative climate campaigns. She has

• staffed a partnership of energy and aluminum companies centered around strategically managing and reducing GHG emissions;
• advised several companies on their GHG management programs, including internal cap-and-trade programs and producing and purchasing offsets; and
• led the development and implementation of partnerships with food service and quick-serve companies to drive improvements in animal agriculture management practices.

Millie has also managed legislative climate campaigns in New Jersey and Connecticut and also helped to implement the Northeast's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Background

Prior to joining Environmental Defense, Millie was a management consultant, advising corporations on environmental management. She also served as Director of Business Development for Verde Media, an environmental media start-up.

Millie received her Masters of Science in Earth Systems Economics from Stanford University and a Bachelors of Science in Earth Systems also from Stanford University. She wrote her honors thesis on the motivations of corporations to go beyond compliance to embark on proactive environmental initiatives.