SI-MBA Innovators in Residence

To complement the SI-MBA core curriculum, the program incorporates sustainable business leaders in the classroom through the Innovator in Residence speaker series.

The Innovators in Residence talks are presented exclusively for Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) students and provide an open and intimate forum to hear from and interact with thought leaders in the socially responsible business arena. Innovators in Residence share their personal experiences drawn from work in B Corporations, sustainable development, social enterprises, impact investing, socially responsible businesses and leading nonprofits.

Upcoming Events

Roma McCaig
Event Details
Monday, April 7, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ifshin Hall, Keller Room

Roma McCaig

Roma McCaig is a dynamic C-suite leader, board director, and advisor with over 25 years at the forefront of corporate communications, ESG, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and philanthropy. She has driven transformative change, scaled the impact of iconic brands, and shaped narratives that code purpose into a company’s ethos, strategy, and operations.

In her role as chief public affairs and impact officer at REI Co-op, Roma works to scale the organization's mission and purpose through internal and external communications, employee events and recognition, sustainability, community partnerships, philanthropic giving, public policy, government affairs, and broader advocacy initiatives.

Roma earned her Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Tennessee. She sits on the boards of B Lab US & Canada and Sustainable Brands.

Future Events

Tu Rinsche
Events Details
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ifshin Hall, Keller Room

 

Past SI-MBA Innovators in Residence have included:

  • Matt Dunne, Founder & Executive Director, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Kristina Reed, Consultant - Advocate - Connector
  • Bridget Croke, Managing Partner, Closed Loop Partners
  • Geoff Tuff, Global and US Sustainability Leader for Energy and Industrials US Clean Hydrogen Leader, Deloitte
  • Jostein Solheim, CEO, Ben & Jerry's
  • Sean Larkin, CEO, OnLogic
  • David Blittersdorf, Founder, AllEarth Renewables
  • Valeria Budinich, Ashoka
  • Iqbal Quadir, Founder, Grameen Phone
  • Mary Powell, CEO, Green Mountain Power
  • Brian Kelly, CEO, Keurig Green Mountain
  • Matt Arnold, Head of Sustainable Finance, JP Morgan Chase
  • Yao Huang, Founder, The Hatchery
  • Richard Stammer, CEO, Cabot
  • Justin Bakule, Director, Shared Value Initiative, FSG
  • Erin Meezan, CSO, Interface
  • Kate Williams, CEO, 1% for the Planet
  • Duane Peterson, Co-President, SunCommon