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Rich Goode

Executive Director at EY
Rich Goode

Rich has direct experience in implementing sustainability programs at large organizations.
He regularly assists clients with the development, verification and implementation of energy reduction and sustainability strategies.

Prior to joining EY, Rich was Head of Global Sustainability for Alcatel-Lucent, a Paris-based supplier of telecommunications equipment. Under Rich's leadership, Alcatel-Lucent was recognized as a Dow Jones Sustainability Index Sector Leader, was named to the CDP's Performance Leadership Index and was selected as a “top five” GHG accounting program by the Environmental Investment Organization.

Rich implemented Alcatel-Lucent's first-ever sustainability function and led the company's efforts in measuring, reporting and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting sustainability KPIs.

BS from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Nichols College.   He is a member of the adjunct faculty at Harvard University Extension School where he teaches a class on energy and carbon and at Tufts University where he teaches a class on sustainable product development.