Alex Keros works on advanced technology policy for General Motors (GM). In this role, he is responsible for policy considerations related to GM’s advanced technology programs—including Maven, GM’s urban mobility brand—and the infrastructure necessary to support a broad range of sustainability programs. His goal is to help cities minimize the impacts of transportation while making the vehicle miles driven cleaner and safer. Keros has a unique balance of backgrounds which include project management, energy policy, environmental engineering, and business strategy. In 2016, Keros was named to the inaugural class of Energy Security Fellow for Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE).

Laurie Counsel is the environmental relations director at Cummins, where she advances Cummins’ environmental actions and brand through messaging, engagement, marketing, and stakeholder reporting. She is president of the board of Earth Day Indiana, which promotes resource conservation and sustainable living primarily through a one-day festival held each April. She is also on the board of People for Urban Progress, a nonprofit that advances good design and civic sustainability by developing products and projects in connectivity, responsible reuse, and making.

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Marshall leads BSR’s work with manufacturing companies headquartered in the Americas. He supports BSR’s information and communications technology and transport and logistics practices. With a strong background in corporate environmental issues and on-the-ground experience in emerging economies, Marshall works with BSR members on international sustainability strategy development and execution, as well as on product, service, supply chain strategy, and assessment.

Prior to joining BSR, Marshall led the development of business services and partnerships at the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, and managed environmental initiatives as a consultant to major real estate companies in the Washington, D.C., area. He also has experience in sustainable business development as a Peace Corps Volunteer and consultant in West Africa.