Sarah Severn

Senior Director, Stakeholder Mobilization, Nike, Inc.

Biography

Sarah Severn is Senior Director of Stakeholder Mobilization in the Sustainable Business and Innovation team at Nike, Inc., focusing on systems level innovation such as the Road to Zero initiative to detox the apparel/footwear supply chain. A 20-year veteran of Nike, she led the early effort to integrate sustainability into the business. Over the years she has led stakeholder engagement on environmental issues, developed the climate change and advocacy strategy, and led the emerging issues, trends and scenario planning body of work.