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Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head of ESG Cognizant www / htps in delsohn-83b613 sophia-leonora-men- :/ com linkedin . /

Sophia is Cognizant ' s Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of ESG . Cognizant is a Fortune 200 provider of technology and digital solutions . ESG solutions are being incorporated into technology and systemic thinking by Sophia and her Cognizant coworkers , while also balancing immediate financial goals with sustainability and ESG governance for long-term business viability . Ultimately , she delivers business models for a new , low-carbon , circular economy .

She was the first Chief Sustainability Officer at JetBlue Airways , where she influenced the aviation sector and JetBlue by launching answers to climate concerns . She led discussions about ESG with owners and investors , taking notes on their queries to further safeguard intangible brand and conventional financial worth . Prior to JetBlue , she worked for Haworth , a large manufacturer in the corporate real-estate sector , as

the head of sustainability for emerging markets .

She was selected Climate Leader of the Year by Ethical Corporation in 2016 and received the US Environmental Protection Agency ' s Climate Leadership Award the same year . She was listed by Bloomberg as one of the top 30 figures driving the climate movement in 2020 . Furthermore , Sophia has received recognition for her leadership and dedication to corporate citizenship throughout her career .

A business advisor to firms focused on sustainability from pre-IPO to stealth mode , Sophia also created the first ESG and instructed its students at Harvard Extension School . She graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Science in Sustainable Management . Sophia , who participates on advisory councils and boards , is raising her children in a primarily Mandarin environment and speaks Mandarin Chinese .

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