Michelle Lin

Michelle joined Civic Consulting Alliance in 2010 as a Civic Fellow while completing a dual MBA/MS at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, a partnership between the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School of Natural Resources and the Environment. Michelle is focused on integrating environmentally sustainable practices into corporate strategy and design.

At Civic Consulting, Michelle partnered with City departments and sister agencies to develop strategies and actions to achieve the goals of the Chicago Climate Action Plan—an ambitious effort to achieve an 80% reduction of the City’s 1990 greenhouse gas emission levels by the year 2050.

Michelle was previously a consultant at the Corporate Executive Board, where she worked with Fortune 500 companies to enhance the productivity and effectiveness of their sales organizations. Additionally, she has provided pro-bono consulting to Ashoka, volunteered in reforestation efforts in Guatemala, and is a founding member of Gather and Give, a giving circle composed of young professionals in Washington, D.C. Michelle holds a B.A. from Brown University in Economics and Computer Science.