John Weiss is Vice President of Sustainability and Environmental Policy at Entergy, one of the nation’s 10 largest investor-owned electric power utilities serving three million customers in the Gulf South region. In this role he leads a team with a broad mandate to help define, and publicly report progress against, the company’s sustainability objectives. As a group within Entergy’s External Affairs organization, the team he leads is also closely involved in developing and implementing engagement initiatives with stakeholders from the investment and non-profit advocacy communities.
John came to Entergy from the Boston-based nonprofit advocacy organization Ceres, where he served as senior director of the Ceres Company Network and guided direct engagement with large, US-based corporations focused on sustainable business strategies, governance practices and operational performance. Prior to joining Ceres, John spent more than 20 years as a consultant to clients in the public and private sectors on a broad range of environmental and energy-related issues. He also previously worked at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, where he developed and communicated strategic insights to global energy industry clients.
John has long demonstrated a commitment to serving in volunteer leadership roles. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of River Network, an organization with a mission to strengthen organizations across the US that strive to improve and protect waterways, create climate-resilient communities, and ensure equitable access to safe, affordable drinking water. While at Ceres, he served on the Board of Global Compact Network USA, the US Chapter of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative and the creator of the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to moving to Washington, DC from Boston, John served in multiple leadership roles at Beth El Temple Center, a Reform Jewish congregation in Belmont, MA, culminating in a two-year term as the congregation’s President and Board Chair. His role in temple leadership led to multiple years in a leadership capacity with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, a non-partisan, interfaith, multiracial power organization rooted in Greater Boston’s neighborhoods and congregations.
John earned a bachelor’s degree in geological sciences from Brown University and a Master of Science degree in technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
