![]() Marissa serves on the Board of Directors of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. She received degrees from Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center, and studied at Georgetown University’s Villa Le Balze in Florence. Marissa started her career as a lawyer focused on international mergers and acquisitions, and corporate compliance. She is passionate about the power of partnerships and collective action, and believes that working with people that bring a different background, perspective, and input will always lead to something greater than any individual can achieve alone. ![]() Marissa is drawn to the beauty (and fashion) industries because of their humanity, creativity, and power to influence great change. Together with L'Oréal's leadership team, Marissa believes that L'Oréal has a responsibility and opportunity to drive transformation towards a more circular, just and inclusive beauty industry benefiting all stakeholders, and she is dedicated to collaboration and innovation to accelerate this progress. Marissa is the Chief Sustainability Officer, NA at L'Oréal, the world's largest beauty company, where she stewards the company's sustainability platform, L’Oréal for the Future, in North America. She currently serves on the boards of the Ecosystems Services Market Consortium and the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation. Mary Jane earned both her MBA and bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Mary Jane recently received the Hendrickson Medal for Ethical Leadership from the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota for her leadership in employing ethical approaches to solve business, community, and planetary challenges. Her role combines accountability for taking care of our planet and nourishing our communities to amplify the impact of General Mills as a global force for good. Mary Jane is responsible for advancing collaboration and integration across the enterprise to drive change by promoting environmentally and socially responsible practices across our entire value chain, from farm to fork and beyond. She stewards the company's global impact efforts, working closely with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Operating Units, Finance, ITQ and other key business leaders to develop, coordinate and execute programs to achieve companywide targets. ![]() ![]() Mary Jane leads the company’s efforts to build resilience for people, our planet and our business. Mary Jane Melendez is Vice President, Chief Sustainability & Global Impact OfficerTransformation & Enterprise Services | World HeadquartersGMI: 20 yearsMary Jane Melendez is Chief Sustainability and Global Impact Officer for General Mills. A world traveler, avid fisherman and diver, Peter lives in Seattle with his wife, Lee Rhodes, an entrepreneur and the founder of Glassybaby. Peter holds Honorary Doctorates in Science from Michigan State University and Rutgers University. Peter earned a Master of Science in Forestry and Environmental Science from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology from Rutgers University. Peter began his career in 1976 with The Nature Conservancy as the organization’s western region land steward, later becoming the director of the California Nature Conservancy. He is also the Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Conservation International, a global nonprofit organization he co-founded in 1987. He works in partnership with communities, governments, and businesses to find innovative solutions to ensure the sustainability of the planet’s natural and cultural resources. For over 40 years, Peter Seligmann has been an influential and inspiring voice in conservation.
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