Emily Reyna

Work

As a Senior Project Manager in our Corporate Partnerships Program, Emily Reyna is helping to grow EDF Climate Corps, an innovative program that places specially-trained MBA and MPA students in companies, cities and universities to build the business case for energy efficiency. Emily works with the host companies to develop scopes of work specific to the company and fellow, then supports the fellows throughout the summer.

Emily was a Climate Corps fellow in EDF’s inaugural Climate Corps class in 2008. As a fellow at Cisco Systems, Emily helped develop plans for a new energy-saving device for equipment in R&D labs that could save the company an estimated $8 million per year (with an 18-month payback) and reduce Cisco's greenhouse gas emissions by 3%.

Background

Emily has a background in information technology in the field of Human Computer Interaction Design. Before coming to Environmental Defense Fund, Emily was an analyst at Ford Motor Company in its emerging technologies group. While at Ford, she started the company’s GreenIT group focused on sustainability within Ford’s IT department.

Education

• MBA, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
• MS of Natural Resources, University of Michigan
• BS, Stanford University

Publications

Emily recently co-authored Hybrid Organizations: New Business Models for Environmental Leadership, a book that uncovers best-in-class case studies of organizations that show how their organizational models can achieve both market-and mission-driven goals.