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Chief Sustainability Officer at Google

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Kate Brandt serves as Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer and leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chains. In this role, Kate partners with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability.

Previously Kate served as the Nation's first Federal Chief Sustainability Officer. In this capacity, she was responsible for promoting sustainability across Federal Government operations including 360,000 buildings, 650,000 vehicles, and $445 billion annually in purchased goods and services.

Prior to the White House, Kate held several senior roles in the U.S. Federal Government including Senior Advisor at the Department of Energy, Director for Energy and Environment in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and Energy Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy.

Kate is the recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award, the highest award the U.S. Navy can give to a civilian, for her work helping the Navy go green. Fortune Magazine named Kate to their 40 Under 40 list in 2021 and Outside Magazine also named her, in honor of the magazine’s 40-year anniversary, as one of 40 women who has made the biggest impact on our world.

Kate serves on the boards of BSR, Restor, and the Corporate Eco Forum.

Kate received a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She graduated with honors from Brown University.

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  • National Geographic Society Graphic

    Member Board of Trustees

    National Geographic Society

    - Present 1 year 1 month

    Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    Support National Geographic Society's audacious mission to use the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.

  • Google

    Google

    9 years 7 months

    • Google Graphic

      Chief Sustainability Officer

      Google

      - Present 6 years 9 months

      Mountain View, CA

    • Google Graphic

      Lead for Sustainability

      Google

      - 2 years 11 months

      Mountain View, CA

  • EVgo Graphic

    Director

    EVgo

    - 2 years 1 month

    Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Adjunct Professor in the Change Leadership for Sustainability Program

    Stanford University

    - 9 months

    Palo Alto, CA

  • Federal Chief Sustainability Officer

    White House

    - 1 year 3 months

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    Senior Advisor

    U.S. Department of Energy

    - 10 months

  • Director for Energy and Environment

    White House

    - 8 months

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    Special Advisor for Energy to the Secretary of the Navy

    Department of Defense

    - 3 years 5 months

  • Policy Analyst, Office of Energy and Climate Change

    White House

    - 8 months

  • National Security Agency Review Team

    Obama–Biden Presidential Transition Team

    - 3 months

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    Women for Obama, Florida Campaign for Change

    Obama for America

    - 3 months

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