Amy Luers

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Dr. Amy Luers is head of sustainability science and innovation at Microsoft. In this role she leads Microsoft Corporate AI and sustainability work, and informs the company’s sustainability strategies, investments, and policies. Previously, she served as executive director of Future Earth–the worlds largest network of sustainability science, assistant director for climate resilience and information at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama administration, director of climate at the Skoll Global Threats Fund, and senior environment manager at Google.   Luers spent the first decade of her career working in Latin America, where she co-founded Agua Para La Vida, a nonprofit organization that works with rural communities to enhance access to potable water. Currently, she serves on the advisory board of Veolia Institute, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and the Gund Institute for Environment. She is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on AI and Climate Change and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has a PhD in environmental science and an MA in international policy studies from Stanford University, BS and MS degrees in environmental systems engineering from Humboldt State University, and a BA in philosophy from Middlebury College. She has published widely on topics including societal vulnerability and resilience, climate impact and policy, science communication, AI / digitalization and sustainability.