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Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise Speaker: Charlie Sellars

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Academic Sustainability

Mon, Oct 26, 2026

6 PM – 7:15 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Statler 196

Sage Hall, 114 Feeney Way, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States

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Charlie Sellars is director of sustainability, trust, and transparency at Microsoft which has pledged to become carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste by 2030 while protecting ecosystems. As a director, Charlie has led programs for both consumer hardware and cloud operations. He is currently working to make data centers and AI more sustainable and transparent. His focus is to ensure that Microsoft becomes the most sustainable, trusted, and transparent cloud and AI provider in the world. Together with his team, Charlie is accountable to build trust through increased transparency on all things datacenter and AI sustainability, whether for customers, regulators, communities, investors, suppliers, and more.

Charlie also the author of “What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist's Guide to Sustainable Living”. Taking a holistic, data-driven view across our Personal, Professional, and Political lives, the book aims to instill readers with pragmatic optimism in the fight against climate change. The book itself is also made sustainably with pollinator-friendly solar energy.

Raised outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Charlie is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota to be closer to snow.

No registration needed, we hope to see you there!
Dress Casual (jeans ok)

Where

Statler 196

Sage Hall, 114 Feeney Way, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States

Hosted By

Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise (CSGE) | Website | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Cornell Energy Club, High Tech Club (HTC), Corporate Leadership (CLC), Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE), BR Tech Strategy