Shireen Khan

Global Systems Thinker With Multidisciplinary Expertise

Specialist In Sustainability, Stakeholder Alignment, Innovation, Business Models

Explorer, Connector, Using Insights & Technology To Drive Progress

Proficient In Translating Sustainable Development Goals Into Executable Business Strategy

environment / sustainable design

Committed to holistic sustainability encompassing social, environmental, governance, and financial dimensions

As an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, worked with a multibillion-dollar global alternative asset manager to evaluate and reduce emissions

Designed a methodology to reduce emissions for single-family homes in the portfolio of a large real estate management company

Evaluated woody-biomass-derived fuel production options for a multi-billion-dollar company

Founded Shubio, a venture committed to developing ecologically sustainable footwear. Engaged in consumer insights research, explored sustainable materials, anatomy, 3D modeling, production technology, and crafted business models and designs to minimize ecological impact. Educational background includes sustainable design and materials studies at Milan, Central Saint Martins in London, and FIT in New York.

Made research contributions and completed course requirements for two-year Master of Industrial Design program (except capstone) at Georgia Tech

Completed a research fellowship in Sustainable Engineering at the Centre for SMART at Loughborough University (UK)

Possess technical proficiency in Life-Cycle Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, NEPA, Environmental Impact Assessment, AERMOD, Social Costing, Policy, and GIS

Fractional Sustainability Leader, CarbonZro

Facilitator, Climate Fresk & En-ROADS

Mentor, CleanTech Open

Master of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management, Georgia Institute of Technology

Sustainability certifications: GHGMI Carbon Management, GRI, TCFD, NetZero

business / entrepreneurship / operations

Expertise in Strategy and Operations

Considerable experience coaching entrepreneurs around the world and developing business models

As Sr. Executive / Intrapreneur at PepsiCo, developed a sustainable business addressing malnutrition in Asia & Africa

At AT&T, specialized in change management

Founded Shubio to develop high-tech footwear

Founded House of Genius in Atlanta to support entrepreneurs, served as the first City Director

MBA, Columbia Business School

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

sustainable development

Highly experienced in international development, with issues including environment, economic development, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, malnutrition, education, food security, global heritage, sustainable enterprise development, capacity building, and multi-stakeholder partnerships

Worked in post-conflict, post-disaster areas with business, government, and civil society entities

In Indonesia, served as the Local Economic Recovery Advisor for the U.S. Government and the local government in Banda Aceh following the Boxing Day Asian earthquake and tsunami

Served the United Nations in the Division for Sustainable Development, facilitating stakeholder engagement in intergovernmental processes including SDG negotiations, HESI, and SIDS

Working with smallholder farmers, established an emergency food security project in four remote northern districts in Ghana

Served as COO for an international tech nonprofit focused on SDG 11.4

Master of International Affairs, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

stakeholder engagement / partnerships

Vast experience working on partnerships internationally, including high-level Government-Business-NGO engagement

At PepsiCo, persuaded international aid agencies to offer funds and expertise

Led a partnership between the World Economic Forum and UNESCO, in collaboration with AMD, Satyam, Microsoft, Cisco, and Intel, serving as Lead Product Manager to develop a global knowledge management IT platform to further multi-stakeholder partnerships in education, presented in Davos

In Afghanistan, brought together twenty Afghan women-owned businesses to create a marketplace for new products and to collect consumer insights

media / communications

Extensive print, broadcast, and editorial experience

Served as a scriptwriter at CNNI and also as a producer on flagship program, interviewing global luminaries in business, sports, arts, science, and politics, including: Amre Moussa, Andre Agassi, Amitabh Bachchan, Linus Torvalds, Jerry Yang, Andy Grove, Zaha Hadid, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Miriam Makeba, Angelique Kidjo, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Richard Goldstone, Giandomenico Picco, Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher, Phil Borges, Frank McCourt, Foday Sankoh, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Mikhail Gorbachev

Hosted world leaders for CNN during UN General Assembly

Served as General Editor for the Journal of International Affairs

Print and video photojournalist while based in West Africa, wrote for The Baltimore Sun and The Star in South Africa and produced video for APTN

Conceived and shot footage for two documentaries, one on malaria treatment and one on gender issues