Jeff Gowdy is a thought leader and award-winning practitioner in sustainability and CSR, particularly in the areas of reporting, goal setting, and materiality. He serves on the Technical Advisory Group for the CDP Science-Based Targets project and teaches at Vanderbilt.

He has led hundreds of sustainability projects, dating back to 2002, across all aspects of environmental, social & governance issues. He is a frequent speaker and writer for Sustainable Brands, GreenBiz, Triple Pundit, and Nashville Business Journal. He graduated from Vanderbilt with degrees in systems engineering and strategy.