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James Gowen
Chief Sustainability Officer
Verizon
Industry : Telecommunications
Having joined the company in 2002 , James has been Chief Sustainability Officer of Verizon since 2021 alongside his role as SVP Global Supply Chain .
He first became involved in corporate sustainability in 2009 and has been a key driver of Verizon ’ s journey towards decarbonisation . Investing in renewables has been a large part of James ’ strategy and he oversaw Verizon ’ s concerted push for waste reduction .
James studied at Long Island University and Manhattanville University .
134 sustainabilitymag . com