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Michael Washburn, Vice President
Michael Washburn is the Food and Beverage Segment Leader and a senior consultant at Antea Group. Antea is a global environmental services consulting company. Michael provides support and leadership to a consulting team working with the world’s largest food and beverage companies on a range of services. This includes helping companies address sustainability related challenges as well as reducing pollution and keeping their workers safe on the job.
From 2011 - 2013, Dr. Washburn worked at Nestlé Waters North America, most recently serving as the firm's vice president for sustainability. Prior to joining Nestlé, Dr. Washburn spent 15 years working in conservation not for profits and universities on issues of sustainable forestry, land conservation, green building, and conservation leadership. During this period he held senior positions at The Wilderness Society and the Forest Stewardship Council- US, where his work advanced the adoption of independent forest-certification and product labeling programs.
Dr. Washburn received his BS in Environmental Studies and MS in Forest Resources Management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, and a Ph.D from Penn State in Forest Policy. While serving on the faculty at Penn State and later the Yale School of Forestry, he was an advisor to the USDA Forest Service.
Michael Washburn is the Food and Beverage Segment Leader and a senior consultant at Antea Group. Antea is a global environmental services consulting company. Michael provides support and leadership to a consulting team working with the world’s largest food and beverage companies on a range of services. This includes helping companies address sustainability related challenges as well as reducing pollution and keeping their workers safe on the job.
From 2011 - 2013, Dr. Washburn worked at Nestlé Waters North America, most recently serving as the firm's vice president for sustainability. Prior to joining Nestlé, Dr. Washburn spent 15 years working in conservation not for profits and universities on issues of sustainable forestry, land conservation, green building, and conservation leadership. During this period he held senior positions at The Wilderness Society and the Forest Stewardship Council- US, where his work advanced the adoption of independent forest-certification and product labeling programs.
Dr. Washburn received his BS in Environmental Studies and MS in Forest Resources Management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, and a Ph.D from Penn State in Forest Policy. While serving on the faculty at Penn State and later the Yale School of Forestry, he was an advisor to the USDA Forest Service.