Here is a quote by Lisa Jackson, Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives :
“We can’t find the answers we need without women involved, period.”
How did Lisa Jackson become Vice President at Apple?
After receiving her master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in the late 1980s, she joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a staff-level engineer. She climbed the career ladder at EPA and after 16 years she joined the the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
In 2009 she was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as Administrator of the EPA. She focused on reducing greenhouse gases, protecting air and water quality, preventing exposure to toxic contamination
She joined Apple in 2013 and since 2015 she is Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, reporting directly to the CEO Tim Cook. She oversees Apple’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment.
She serves on the boards of Princeton and the Clinton Foundation.
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