Tensie Whelan (NYU ‘80), Clinical Professor for Business and Society, is the Founding Director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she is bringing her 25 years of experience working on local, national and international environmental and sustainability issues to engage businesses in proactive and innovative mainstreaming of sustainability.

Alison Berg is the Associate Director of Communications for the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she leads communications strategy, manages stakeholder outreach, and supports public event programming.

Divya Chandra is an Associate Research Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and is developing and executing monetization methods used in the application of the ROSI methodology across a diverse set of Industries.

Elyse Douglas (Stern ‘83) is a Senior Research Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and has responsibility for monetization methods used in the application of the ROSI methodology.

Chisara Ehiemere is the Senior Research Lead, Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™) at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she oversees our ROSI methodology research partnerships with companies.

Kendra Gibbs is the Assistant Director of Invest NYC SDG Initiative at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she provides administrative and logistical support for the Initiative’s activities, helps manage partnerships, and prepares communication materials and strategy.

Marianna Koval is the Director of the Invest NYC SDG Initiative at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she manages a team engaging in the private sector to drive financing toward creating a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient New York City. Using the UN SDGs as a guiding framework, the team is developing investable projects to advance NYC’s sustainability goals in waste, food and health, climate resilience, renewable energy, the built environment, and sustainable mobility.

Randi Kronthal-Sacco (Stern ‘83) is a Senior Scholar of Marketing and Corporate Outreach at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. Ms. Kronthal-Sacco leads CSB’s research in the areas of marketing and brands including the Sustainability Market Share Index™ and is responsible for corporate outreach.

Maggie Paruta (Stern '20) is an Associate Research Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she supports CSB's Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) research and company engagements. 

Jas Pybas is the Assistant Director for the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business providing high level strategic, logistical, and operational support to the Senior Associate Director. Jas assists in the development and execution of student-facing programming relating to education and career development and offers one-on-one counseling.

Beverly Teng is an Assistant Research Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she supports CSB’s Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) research and company engagements. 

Alyssa Yurasits (NYU ‘16) is the Associate Director of Operations at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, where she manages the operations of the Center, including budget oversight, strategic plans and KPI tracking, personnel management and recruitment, and legal contract negotiation.

Anusha supports database and contact information management critical for CSB’s internal and external stakeholder engagement.

Alice supports the CSB research team on its Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) methodology in the decarbonization of healthcare projects.

Alan joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in September 2021 to support our food and health work and since January 2022 he has conducted research for the FoodMap NY project. He is a sophomore undergraduate student pursuing a BS in Business with co-concentrations in finance and sustainable business.

Lea supports CSB’s marketing and communications efforts in creating strategy and content that elevates the work of the Center’s research, education, corporate engagement among our target audiences.

Julie joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in September 2022 to support the FoodMap NY project. She is a second year, full time MBA candidate specializing in global business, strategy, and sustainable business & innovation. Prior to Stern, she worked at the Business Council for International Understanding, helping to shape sustainable infrastructure development programs in emerging markets. She received a BA in Global Studies and Political Science from UCLA.

Justin joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in September 2022 to provide support in developing and executing on a strategy to spur the decarbonization of NYC buildings with PACE financing. He is a first year, full time MBA candidate specializing in finance and entrepreneurship. Prior to Stern, he was a senior loan officer at Caliber Home Loans for 5 years. He received a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington.

Saurabh is the teaching assistant for the undergraduate Sustainability for Competitive Advantage course taught by Professor Whelan.

Harry joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in May 2022 to conduct research for the FoodMap NY project. He is a senior undergraduate student pursuing a BS in Computer Science and minoring in Mathematics and Sustainable Urban Environments.

Yagnik Mehta is a second-year Master's student at NYU studying Management of Technology. Yagnik is currently building a Comprehensive Dashboard for Tracking Funding in the Sustainability Space.

Susan supports the CSB research team on its Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) methodology in the decarbonization of healthcare projects.

Kayan is working on the 3rd phase of the CSB Sustainability Market Share Index, an in-depth analysis of consumer purchases of products that are marketed for their sustainable attributes. Kayan works with IRI data to analyze and report on actual CPG (consumer packaged goods) sustainable purchases at retail.

Roshan supports the CSB research team on its Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) methodology in the decarbonization of healthcare projects.

Jean is working on the 3rd phase of the CSB Sustainability Market Share Index, an in-depth analysis of consumer purchases of products that are marketed for their sustainable attributes. Jean works with IRI data to analyze and report on actual CPG (consumer packaged goods) sustainable purchases at retail.

Madhurima works with NYU Stern CSB in partnership with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell to assess and determine ESG investment opportunities in the green and sustainable chemistry space.

Max joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in September 2021 to support our efforts to decarbonize NYC’s built environment by developing and managing the LL97-PACE data tool - a free public database of buildings subject to LL97, sortable by GHG intensity, ownership, mortgage holder(s), and penalties. He is a second year, full time Master of Science in Data Science candidate.

Jesse is supporting Phase 2 of CSB’s Private Equity research.

Sophie joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in January 2022 to conduct research for the FoodMap NY project. She is a senior undergraduate student pursuing a BS in Sustainable Urban Environments.

Lu Yii joined the Invest NYC SDG Initiative in January 2022 to conduct research for the FoodMap NY project. She is a senior undergraduate student pursuing a BS in Sustainable Urban Environments.

Alicia is working on the 3rd phase of the CSB Sustainability Market Share Index, an in-depth analysis of consumer purchases of products that are marketed for their sustainable attributes. Alicia works with IRI data to analyze and report on actual CPG (consumer packaged goods) sustainable purchases at retail.