Erik Foley

About Erik Foley

For 30 years, I’ve been helping companies achieve more with purpose, facilitating breakthrough collaborations among people and organizations, and serving the underserved in many parts of the world I am currently the Sustainability Practice Lead at Antea Group USA, an environmental health & safety and sustainability consultancy that serves 20% of the Fortune 100 and hundreds of other companies across technology, energy, consumer and industrial goods, and financial services. I specialize in providing strategic sustainability advisory services to C-suite, legal counsel, and investor relations, as well as coaching and mentoring of junior employees. Clients have included private equity, oil and gas, cosmetics, consumer goods, fast food, banks, office supply retailers and more.Before joining Antea Group, I was the founding director of the Center for the Business of Sustainability at Penn State\'s Smeal College of Business. I also was active in developing and teaching courses in sustainability strategy, sustainable supply chain management, and social entrepreneurship. In this capacity, I assembled a Sustainability Advisory Board of executives from IBM, Verizon, Walmart, Amazon, Interface, PepsiCo, Caterpillar, International Paper, and Hershey; was faculty director of the Business Sustainability Strategy Graduate Certificate Program; and co-faculty director of Penn State Executive Programs\'\"Building a Sustainable Supply Chain\" short course whose participants have included private companies and the US Department of Defense; and creator, chief editor and writer for Major Sustainability, a sustainable business/ESG education platform recognized by the United Nations in 2022. Before consulting and teaching through the business school, in 2014 I was the lead author of the \"Sustainability Planning Guidebook for Teams\" published by the Sustainability Institute.Locally, I serve on the Board of Directors of ClearWater Conservancy, a land and water conservation organization where I also co-lead the Diversity, Equity and Justice Committee. I am also actively involved in local churches with a primary focus on leadership development for young men and helping the financially disadvantaged.Finally, I am afather, husband, and aging athlete with a love of sports, poetry, bad puns and great pastries.

Experience

1. Sustainability Practice Lead

   Antea Group USA

   Nov 2024 — Present

   Trusted advisor for 20% of the Fortune 100 to drive business results through smart sustainability strategy, impact measurement, reporting and disclosure. As practice lead, I am responsible for driving the growth of Antea Group USA\'s sustainability practice through innovative service development, talent cultivation, and strategic partnerships. Our Service Lines includes Carbon and Energy, Reporting and Disclosure, and Climate Risk and Water Stewardship.I also act as Lead Facilitator for our Collective Action services which establish and facilitate industry consortia such as the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), and the Data Center Safety Council (DCSC).

Education

• Saint Francis University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

  2002 — 2004

• Whitman College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Environmental Studies/Sociology

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Community Outreach
• Project Management
• Social Media
• Higher Education
• Fundraising
• Environmental Awareness
• Organizational Development
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Microsoft Office
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Public Speaking
• Event Planning
• Renewable Energy
• Management
• Program Development
• Research
• Editing
• Nonprofits
• Motivational Speaking
• Program Management
• Proposal Writing
• Powerpoint
• Writing
• Sustainability
• Analysis
• Teaching
• Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Communication