Elissa Foster
Senior Manager of Product Responsibility, Patagonia

​Sessions: Panel [Planet] (Day 1 Morning)

Elissa is Senior Manager of Product Responsibility at Patagonia. She is responsible for researching and measuring the environmental impacts of Patagonia’s products and developing and implementing programs aimed at reducing those impacts. Elissa has been working on environmental projects for Patagonia for sixteen years. Prior to working in her current position at Patagonia, Elissa worked as an Environmental Specialist for the City of Ventura. Elissa has a BS degree in Zoology from UC Santa Barbara, Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management (UCSB), and a Doctorate of Environmental Science and Engineering from UCLA. 

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