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Roger Martella
Vice President , Chief Sustainability Officer GE
If his role as Vice President , Chief Sustainability Officer for the General Electric Company , wasn ’ t enough . Martella has also co-authored and edited four books on the intersections of climate change law , international environmental law , human rights , and ESG , including Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Business : Environmental , Social and Governance Frameworks for the 21st Century ( Wolters Kluwer 2020 ), and has addressed the United Nations , Congress , and other entities on these topics .
He grew up in Norristown , PA , where his family ran a corner Italian bakery and has since excelled up the chain of command . Martella gained an interest in climate legislation before his working career began . Having graduated from Vanderbilt Law School , he took on the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review , and Cornell University .
His role at GE allows him to venture deeper into the company ’ s climate strategy as he coordinates its purpose-driven focus on contributing technology and innovation to address the global challenges faced in the event of energy transition and sustainable flight . Manufacturing United States
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