SUSTAINABILITY PANEL

Georgetown’s endowment from fossil fuels. After graduating, Caroline provided consulting for federal government agencies at Deloitte Consulting in Washington D.C., where she worked in the intelligence community and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Realizing she wanted improving businesses’ sustainability to be her full-time job, Caroline pursued an MBA at Yale School of Management (SOM), where she undertook much of her coursework at the Yale School of the Environment (YSE). While at SOM and YSE, Caroline dove further into her interest in industrial ecology, the science behind the circular economy. Her analysis into packaging Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) earned her YSE’s annual award in industrial ecology research.

Caroline was thrilled to welcome the South back with open arms when she accepted a position as Atlantic Packaging’s first Director of Sustainability. In this role, she assists companies in transitioning to more sustainable packaging and helps them weigh the sustainability and business tradeoffs required to pursue a more circular economy. She now lives in Charlotte with her fiancé, Charles.

Maureen Kline

Maureen Kline is Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability for Pirelli Tire North America, responsible for the US, Canada and Mexico. She is based in Rome, Georgia at Pirelli’s North American headquarters.

She is a board member of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association and of the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada. She is on the MEMA Center for Sustainability Steering Committee and the Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee of the Automotive Industry Action Group. She is also on the board of the Public Affairs Council, where she co-chairs the Social Impact Committee.

She writes an occasional column on sustainability for www.Inc.com and is a frequent speaker on the topic. She co-teaches a course on Enterprise Sustainability within Clarkson University’s MS in Engineering Management program.

Maureen Kline holds a Bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics. She lived in Italy for over 20 years, working in the communications, public affairs and legal fields, and holds dual US-Italian citizenship.

She is a co-chair of the board of Yale Blue Green, the shared interest group for Yale alumni interested in environmental and sustainability issues and action.