Applied Materials

Senior Director - ESG

Chris is responsible for accelerating the company’s environmental, social and governance programs while communicating these to external stakeholders. Prior to Applied, Chris most recently served as director of corporate social responsibility at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. where he led the company’s social investments and its regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, Chris led ESG and corporate sustainability programs at eBay Inc. and HP Inc., helping both organizations improve their ESG performance and reporting while achieving the highest recognition from leading external organizations including CDP and DJSI. Chris holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh and an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania.

Senior ESG Project Manager

Robin joined Applied Materials in 2021 where her role focuses on developing programs to support Applied’s human rights initiatives, ESG communications, and ESG employee engagement efforts. With over twenty years as a sustainability practitioner, the majority of her career centered on implementing sustainability strategy, programs and communications for organizations such as Dwell Magazine, Del Monte Foods, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Robin holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio Graduate School, and a BA in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Senior Climate Program Manager

Elena's role focuses on implementing strategies and driving stakeholder engagement to achieve Applied's climate-related goals, including reaching Net Zero emissions by 2040, 100% renewable electricity globally by 2030, and meeting interim 2030 Science-Based Targets (SBTs). She also oversees the tracking and reporting of the company's environmental metrics and performance, and the assessment of climate-related risks and opportunities. She brings over 12 years of experience in sustainability, working with a wide range of companies across sectors to identify and manage the environmental impacts of their operations and supply chains. Prior to Applied, Elena was an Associate Director at Anthesis, a global sustainability consultancy where she focused on supply chain engagement and Scope 3 emissions projects. Before that she worked at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, helping develop and deploy the Higg Index, a standardized environmental assessment, across the apparel supply chain. Elena holds BAs is Economics and International Relations from the University of California, Davis and is based in Santa Cruz, California.