Kate Brandt

Biography

Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer Kate Brandt is one of the world’s leading thought leaders on Environmental, Social and Governance policy. An accomplished public speaker on sustainability, Kate shares her sought-after advice with global audiences.

As one of the world’s top five biggest companies, Kate’s role at Google is pivotal and her decisions have a big impact on the global environment. Kate leads on sustainability across all of Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chain and speaks particularly well on how Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed to improve sustainability.

Her track record of finding new ways to protect the planet has caught the attention of senior politicians. The Cambridge graduate was snapped up by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign playing a key role as deputy director and helping secure election victory. The US President gave Kate a key role within White House Office of Energy and Climate Change.

An important player at the Pentagon, Kate was a pioneer in so many ways — and broke the mould as the only woman in her team under the age of 50. Further roles as the Director of Energy and the Environment followed as well as an adviser to the Department of Energy.

Kate’s won awards for her work to protect the planet and can work with you and your company to tackle an issue no company can afford to ignore. Her expertise is second to none and could transform your business and its environmental footprint.