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Melanie Nakagawa
Chief Sustainability Officer
Microsoft
Industry : Technology
Melanie earned her Doctorate of Law from American University Washington College of Law and has spent the majority of her career working for the US Government .
“ My sustainability career has intersected three industries at the centre of climate action : policy , finance and technology ,” she says .
In 2023 Melanie joined Microsoft as Corporate Vice President , Chief Sustainability Officer where she is working towards sustainability goals including removing all the direct historical emissions of the company by 2050 and becoming water positive by 2030 . sustainabilitymag . com 143