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Kerrie Romanow TITLE : CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER , CITY OF SAN JOSÉ ; DIRECTOR
CITY OF SAN JOSÉ

Kerrie Romanow TITLE : CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER , CITY OF SAN JOSÉ ; DIRECTOR

INDUSTRY : GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Kerrie Romanow is the Chief
Sustainability Officer for the City of San José and Director of the San José Environmental Services Department .
Kerrie has worked in the environmental field for almost 25 years . Before joining San José , she served as Chief Operating Officer for a nationwide environment , health and safety consulting firm . Kerrie earned a bachelor of science degree in environmental economics and policy from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business .
She is an American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow . In 2018 , Kerrie was awarded Oracle ’ s Chief Sustainability Officer of the Year .

“ WE ARE NOW DIVERTING ABOUT 20 MILLION GALLONS A DAY INTO OUR SOUTH BAY WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM ”

KERRIE ROMANOW CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER , CITY OF SAN JOSÉ

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