Elena Christopoulos is a Climate Scientist and Certified Sustainability Practitioner (CSP-R) at the top of her game. She launched her career in Toronto in 2000, implementing North America’s first urban wind turbine, and has since managed over 40 political and environmental campaigns, worldwide. In 2013 and 2018, she was named Toronto’s Woman of the Year for her work designing and implementing wind turbines and solar arrays around the globe.
Throughout her career, Elena has actively worked to bring more women and BIPOC to the table, be a voice for the LGBTQ2+ community, and speak on behalf of Survivors of sexual assault. As the owner and founder of ECMC management-consulting firm, she has helped create 500,000+ green jobs, 60% of which have gone to women and BIPOC. It is her goal to increase the percentage of female environmental scientists from 28% to 50% over her lifetime and to continue to develop STEM and STEAM programs. Elena has furthered her work on women’s issues as a speaker at Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) and the Passionistas Project: Women’s Equality Summit, and as Commissioner for the City of Santa Monica.