ABOUT
The US BCSD was founded in 1992 to give leading US businesses a platform to work together to design, implement and scale sustainability solutions. Today, the US BCSD’s cross-sector platforms, projects, and partnerships bring leading companies together to solve circular economy, carbon, energy, water, and equity challenges across North America. The US BCSD is a Global Network partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
OUR TEAM
Andy Mangan, Founder
Andrew is co-founder of the US BCSD. He received a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and attended the Columbia School of International Affairs as an International Fellow. Prior work included serving as deputy land commissioner for natural resources with the Texas General Land Office, as a congressional correspondent for the Associated Press, and as a commercial salmon fisherman in SE Alaska.
Claude Griffin, Executive Director
Claude is Executive Director of the US BCSD. He has over 40 years of program and project experience in commercial and government sectors, industry, energy, environmental restoration, conservation and social investment. Prior to retirement from Shell, he served as External Relations Advisor for Social Investment Environmental Programs in the US. Claude holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University.
Joe Powell, Climate Advisor
Joe Powell (Joseph B. Powell, PhD) is Fellow and former Director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and served as Shell’s first Chief Scientist – Chemical Engineering from 2006 until retiring at the end of 2020, culminating a 36-year industry career where he led R&D programs in new chemical processes, biofuels, enhanced oil recovery, and advised on R&D for energy transition to a net-zero carbon economy.
Horkiz Rouzi, Uighur. Entrepreneur, Energy projects specialist, Philanthropist.
Horkiz Rouzi – Rouzi is the founder and CEO of an international Project development and management company – RHIS Group. Through RHIS, Rouzi developed TotalEnergies offshore wind projects in US (Attentive Energy and Carolina Long Bay projects). Currently developing and managing Hexas Biomass projects globally. She is also developing GRIDVISE projects in US and Canada. She is the strategic advisor to the US Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD) and mentor at United Ways women’s initiatives.
Rouzi pursued her education in China (Peking University), Australia (South Australia University) and now in USA (Harvard University). Worked and lived in 10 countries throughout Asia and America. Rouzi is multilingual and scales high in social & emotional intelligence.