Jake Swenson

Jake Swenson is the Director of Sustainability for Staples Inc., where he leads sustainability efforts for the company, including Staples sustainability strategy, policies, goals, and disclosures. Important areas of focus include decarbonizing the business and making it easy for customers to find and purchase more sustainable products and implement sustainable procurement programs. Jake has worked for Staples for 20 years in corporate responsibility and sustainability. Prior to joining Staples, Jake worked in environmental consulting, where he focused on environmental policy analysis and program management for federal agencies, including U.S. EPA.  Jake is a dual MBA/MS graduate of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. He received his BA in Politics from Princeton University. Jake lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.