As Syngenta’s Head of Digital and Sustainable Solutions for North America, Paul Backman brings over 30 years of expertise to his role, a position he assumed on October 1, 2024. This appointment follows his successful tenure as Global Head of Value Chain, where he served from June 2023. Throughout his career at Syngenta, Paul has…

Mark Jensen is CEO and co-founder of ReElement Technologies Corporation, American Resources Corporation, and Chairman at Land Betterment Corporation, based in Fishers, Indiana. ReElement is a leading refiner of high-performance critical battery and rare earth elements required in energy, transportation, defense and other technologies. His experience integrates nearly two decades on Wall Street with hands-on…

As chief sustainability and impact officer at Northwestern Mutual, Grady Crosby is responsible for developing strategies and driving the overall execution of the company’s community impact and sustainability initiatives. He and his team collaborate with the enterprise sustainability and impact (ESI) leadership council to address the organization’s approach to sustainability and impact matters across a…

Lindsay Philpott, currently the Senior Sustainability Communications Manager at KIND, is a driven leader fueled by a passion for climate action and equity. With nearly 10 years of expertise in social impact communications, Lindsay has led purpose campaigns that have driven growth and built a competitive advantage.  Subscribe For The Latest Impact UpdatesSubscribe to get…

Bettina Stix is Amazon’s Director of Disaster Relief, Food Security & Education, and Amazon Community Impact. She joined Amazon in 1999. Her career at Amazon started as a books editor. She led international website teams for both Germany and France, and was responsible for global policy in Customer Service and the worldwide expansion and benefits…

George Bandy, Andersen Corporation’s Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the sustainability space, working across a wide variety of industries, including sustainability leadership roles at Amazon and Mohawk Industries. Most recently, he served as chief sustainability officer at Darling Fibers, a polyester chip and fiber manufacturer,…

Christina Niemelä Ström is committed to bring values-based decision making and comprehensive thinking on sustainability into the everyday business. Christina is leading the global sustainability agenda for Supply at IKEA, integrating the strategic sustainability ambitions and commitments into the business operations and decision-making across purchasing, transport, wholesale, manufacturing functions and supply chain.While materials stand for…

With over 5 million fans spread across her social media platforms, New York Times best-selling author Joanne Molinaro, (a.k.a The Korean Vegan), has appeared on The Food Network, CBS Saturday Morning, ABC’s Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Today Show, PBS, and The Rich Roll Podcast. She’s been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The…

John Shegerian: Do you have a suggestion for a Rockstar Impact Podcast guest? Go to impactpodcast.com and just click “Be a Guest” to recommend someone today. Dr. Keyu Jin is a global economist who was a tenured professor at the London school of economics for 15 years, and is currently affiliated with HKUST and Harvard…

As Chief Impact Officer, Judy Newman leads Scholastic’s efforts to amplify its mission and expand its reach to ensure equal access to book choice and literacy for all children through partnerships with non-profits and other organizations. She drives The United States of Readers, Scholastic’s national literacy program, to activate private philanthropy and alternative sources of funding…

As a seasoned executive and leader in the telecommunications industry, Nancy Clark currently leads an extensive portfolio of prepaid brands including Straight Talk, Total Wireless, Visible, Tracfone, Verizon Prepaid and Simple Mobile as President of the Verizon Value Markets. In her role, she oversees the portfolio of brands serving more than 21 million value-conscious customers….

Anthony Cialone is a veteran entrepreneur and executive with a long-standing focus on sustainability, innovation, and industrial transformation. Over the course of his career, Tony has specialized in turning waste into value, launching and scaling businesses that upcycle challenging waste streams into high-performance, commercially viable products. As Founder and COO of Lehigh Technologies, he helped…