Business Panel: Making the Case for PEVs; Now, and in the Future
Beth Lowery
Senior Environmental Knowledge Leader
LRN GreenOrder
As Senior Knowledge Leader, Environmental Responsibility, Beth Lowery is integral to LRN’s drive to communicate and integrate knowledge in the areas of environmental responsibility and sustainability. She is responsible for developing key insights to create solutions for Boards of Directors, senior leaders in the sustainability function, functional management and employees. Ms. Lowery will leverage her prior experience as a chief environmental officer, general counsel and expert on environment and energy policy to provide practical solutions and thought leadership in this evolving area.
Ms. Lowery joins LRN after a twenty year career with General Motors Company where she was a member of GM’s Senior Leadership Group as vice president of environment, energy and safety policy and Secretary to the Public Policy Committee of the GM Board of Directors. She is known for her prudent decision making, effective diplomacy, and ability to deal cross-functionally and forge multi-stakeholder consensus around complex, difficult issues.
She was also a partner at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn and a law clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice G. Mennen Williams. She has served on several non-profit boards including the World Environment Center, InForum Center for Leadership, Keystone Center and the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers. Additionally, she had the opportunity to engage with the media on a regular basis and is a frequent presenter at environmental conferences, such as the Aspen Environmental Forum and Globe.
Ms. Lowery received a J.D. from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and a bachelor of business administration from Eastern Michigan University. She also attended GM’s Senior Executive Program in partnership with Harvard Business School.