Caroline D’Angelo

Caroline D’Angelo is the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) for the U.S. Department of State, with a global footprint of 22,000 facilities, 80,000 personnel and 13,000 vehicles. She is a serial intrapreneur and has developed transformative efforts to make the Department more environmentally friendly, reach net-zero emissions, and resilient to climate change. Caroline oversees innovative programs like the global Air Quality Monitoring, the ZephAir mobile app, carbon accounting, and clean energy projects. Caroline develops internal and external partnerships at all levels to drive progress and lead by example. She supports 130+ Green Teams at embassies worldwide. Caroline joined the Department in 2013 as a Presidential Management Fellow. She has done assignments overseas and at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Caroline has received numerous awards for her work. Before that, she managed e-books at the Pulitzer Center and wrote about sustainable business at the Wharton School. Caroline holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of Virginia and a master’s in environmental studies from the University of Pennsylvania.