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About
Ms. Roberts is Chief Sustainability Officer of AppHarvest Inc. (“AppHarvest”), an applied technology company in Appalachia developing and operating high-tech indoor farms, since 2020. Ms. Roberts also serves as Senior Advisor of ESG matters to each of the investment firms Hunter Point Capital and Capital Meridian Partners since 2021. Prior to joining AppHarvest, Ms. Roberts held various executive roles at the Carlyle Group, a global diversified investment firm, from 2014 to 2020, including as Chief Sustainability Officer from 2014 to 2019 and Managing Director and Chief Sustainability Officer from 2019 to 2020. Ms. Roberts previously held various positions over seventeen years at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), including as Senior Director. While at EDF, she was awarded the White House Presidential Environment and Conservation Challenge Award in 1991, which recognized her efforts to foster cooperative approaches to environmental needs. Ms. Roberts has also served as a senior faculty fellow at Harvard Business School. She began her career as an engineer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Additionally, Ms. Roberts serves on the boards of PurposeBuilt Brands, LLC, The Conservation Innovation Fund, and the Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability.
Personal Details
Title: Ms
Surname: Roberts
M/F: Female
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: Not Available
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | Board | Member | 01/01/2016 |
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