As the Head of Sustainability for the Americas Property Management, Tommy leverages his expertise in client services and sustainability strategy to help clients deliver outcomes that further their sustainability goals. Tommy analyzes building and portfolio-level data to understand clients’ performance baselines, identify risks and opportunities for improvement and implement projects to further their sustainability journey. Tommy leads Specialist Sustainability Services for over 40 U.S. markets and provides oversight of the U.S. Sustainability Platform team.

Tommy completed his MBA in 2020 with an immersive concentration in Sustainability Innovation from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was honored as a 2017-2018 Sustainability Fellow by the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business. In 2023, Tommy obtained his Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) credential from the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), and in 2024 he obtained the Carbon Auditing Professional (CAP) credential from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

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Office hours with a Sustainability Alum: Tommy Bledsoe, CBRE

1. Circular economy for packaging - what it means and what career growth opportunities are out there? 
2. Balancing business, compliance & sustainability priorities in the current economic and political landscape
3. Leveraging MBA skills to drive strategy, growth, and leadership in a non-profit environment 
4. Understanding how new EPR laws in the U.S. and EU are changing sustainability departments
5. Anything else that you might be interested in! 

Katherine Huded is the Executive Director of Strategic Engagement for The Recycling Partnership. In this role, she leads a team driving system-level change for packaging materials pursuing greater recyclability in the U.S. Her group also serves as strategic advisors to brands, retailers, and packaging manufacturers in navigating more circular packaging solutions and compliance in the evolving extended producer responsibility (EPR) landscape in the U.S. 

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Office hours with a Sustainability Alum: Katherine Huded 

The Leadership for Social Good Study Abroad Program combines academic learning with hands-on experience across Central and Eastern Europe. Through coursework, engagement with social sector leaders and organizations, and an international internship in Budapest, students explore complex social challenges and learn what it takes to create meaningful and sustainable social impact.

Working in teams with a nonprofit organization or social enterprise, students apply their skills to a real-world organizational challenge while building their leadership, problem-solving, cross-cultural collaboration, and professional capabilities. The experience prepares students to navigate complex challenges and create social value - whether their future takes them into the private, public, or nonprofit sector.

As an added benefit, all 12 credit hours earned through the program count toward Georgia Tech's Leadership Studies Minor (Business Track), fulfilling 12 of the minor's 15 required credit hours. Students who successfully complete the study abroad program therefore need just one additional three-credit course to complete the minor.

Check out our program video and read about the program's impact from this past summer.

Scholarships are available - see our website for all relevant details, including eligibility criteria.

If you have questions, email the Program Director, Dr. Dori Pap, at dori.pap@ilsi.gatech.edu.

As the latest installment of our Careers in Sustainability Office Hours series, sign up for a 25-minute in-person coffee chat with Ben Damiani, Chief Technology Officer at Cherry Street Energy. Gain insights into energy and sustainability, solar energy and the current “solar coaster”, and Semiconductor and silicon PV.

Ready to chat? Follow the link below to register for a slot on September 25!

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