Senior Advisor, Climate Equity
SEMI
Jersey City, NJ, United States
Justin J Harris serves as the senior advisor for climate equity to SEMI and the Climate Equity Collaborative (CEC). At SEMI, he assists the the Climate Equity & Social Impact workgroup with program management, strategic planning, and outreach. He also advises SEMI's voluntary carbon market program.
He also serves as CEC’s principal senior advisor to the National Wildlife Federation, the most trusted conservation organization in the United States. Prior to joining the CEC, Mr. Harris was a Senior Program Manager with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of International Affairs. At EPA, he established the agency’s second largest international program with direct oversight of programs addressing children’s health, climate change, marine litter, e-waste management, enforcement/governance, and environmental education. Mr. Harris also established one of the agency’s earliest initiatives fusing equity, education, and international opportunities for young people from tribal communities and other underserved groups.
Before entering the environmental space, Mr. Harris worked internationally in the Asia-Pacific in the education and human resources field. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and graduated with an M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Justin also completed his executive education at the Harvard Business Analytics Program in 2022.
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Thursday, July 11, 2024
2:30pm – 2:35pm PDT
Impact Through Non-Profit Partners
Thursday, July 11, 2024
2:55pm – 3:00pm PDT