Brian Swett is the City of Boston’s first Chief Climate Officer. In addition to overseeing the Environment, Energy and Open Space Cabinet (EEOS), as Chief Climate Officer, Brian is charged with spearheading the Mayor’s bold agenda on climate action throughout the City while advancing Boston’s commitment to sustainability, resilience, and environmental justice. Brian is a nationally recognized leader in climate change and sustainability strategy with over two decades of leadership experience in municipal government, private sector real estate development, federal government, and non-profit sectors.

Joy Russell is Head of External Affairs for Genentech, where she drives change across the healthcare ecosystem to protect innovation and improve patient access to medicines. She oversees the company’s federal, state, and local lobbying efforts, Patient Advocacy Relations, and Issue Advocacy & Alliance teams, as well as the Giving and Social Impact team and the U.S. Policy and Evidence team, leading engagement with external stakeholders including government agencies, patient advocates, legislators, and trade associations. Since joining Roche in 2002, she has advanced through Government Relations roles, becoming head of State and Local Government Affairs in 2011 and Vice President in 2018; earlier in her career she worked as a Senior Lobbyist and Pennsylvania consultant and in government under former Governor Tom Ridge. A results-driven leader and mentor, Joy won Genentech’s 2021 Women Leadership Excellence Award, leads the Asian Pacific Islander Association Genentech group (APAC2), and is a founding sponsor of the gASCEND mentorship program. A Penn State graduate, she serves on the Genentech Patient Foundation Board, chairs GenenPAC, and is Vice Chair of the California Life Sciences Association.

Jennifer Cohen is the Chief Executive Officer at the Harvard Allston Land Company. She provides strategic leadership across the organization’s mission, operations, and partnerships, overseeing the implementation of Harvard’s vision for the Enterprise Research Campus and Beacon Park Yard and ensuring the long-term financial and operational sustainability of these landmark projects. Previously, Jennifer served as Vice President of Real Estate Development at MassDevelopment, partnering with municipalities and private developers to revitalize former state-owned properties. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Barnard College and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.

Dr. Emily Stoler is a Principal Scientist in Sustainable Materials at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Emily has over two decades of experience in sustainable product development and scientific leadership. Prior to joining the Wyss, she served as a Director of Chemistry at Zymergen, where she led a team of chemists and worked in concert with biologists and commercial teams to develop viable product prototypes based on biosynthetically derived starting materials.

Carolina Hock is a Senior Manager in EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability team based in Switzerland. She leads on the nexus between Climate and Health, working closely with the life science sector and global health ecosystem on reducing their environmental impacts, and on integrating health considerations into the climate adaptation and resilience agenda. She has led numerous sustainability programs across the public and private sector, including a recent industry-wide climate exhibition with the Basel life science sector and the Canton Basel-City.