Matt Seiler

About Matt Seiler

I develop and lead dynamic projects, serve as a strategic advisor, and provide data analytics solutions with a focus on sustainability and ESG strategy. Strengths include scope 3 decarbonization strategy, carbon accounting, target setting, data analytics and visualizations, financial modeling and controls, budgeting, forecasting, building partnerships, assessing SBTi aligned reduction actions, and writing an integrated sustainability narrative. Known as a strategic thinker, inclusive manager, and versatile sustainability leader with a proven track record of building and managing cross functional teams that deliver results. I have acquired a comprehensive knowledge of sustainability, supply chain, financial, operational, strategic planning skills and act as a strong team manager with leadership capabilities that drive performance. I have functioned as a strategic and operational partner to executives in an NGO and F500 companies leading and delivering projects with senior management, assessing priorities and solving problems.

Experience

1. Scope 3 Upstream Transformation Leader

   Schneider Electric

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Leading action on scope 3 upstream emissions reductions with a holistic, business focused mindset recognizing that the data and strategy to enable scope 3 reductions require internal and external partnerships as well as new ways of thinking. • Scope 3 upstream decarbonization strategy including cross functional alignment, orchestration and thought leadership - Helped develop external facing KPIs that link the efforts of a variety of teams and initiatives to absolute reductions leading to greater alignment on our approach to scope 3 upstream management• CBAM strategy and reporting - Coordinated a cross functional team to manage CBAM reporting. The team is now functioning self sufficiently and we are exploring a new tool to optimize the process and focus on reductions to ideally avoid future costs• Scope 3 upstream emissions accounting owner including yearly audit, updated methodologies, and strategy to incorporate as much primary data as possible - Automated scope 3 upstream carbon accounting and spearheaded an update to the approach and data flow for a number of categories including purchased goods and services. This resulted in many hours saved, a cleaner audit and stabilized reporting • Co-led an extensive cross functional PCF tools selection process in partnership with procurement • Business model development to enable lower emissions procurement - Built cross functional teams to think in new ways about how we can link sustainability and business outcomes. Incremental revenue and cost savings developed and in process. • Led a successful cross functional effort to build momentum for an internal carbon fee on business travel. Key leadership on board• Lead CSRD reporting for E1 scope 3 upstream and the upstream portion of E5• SBTi re-baselining support and calculations• Thought leadership in partnership with WEF, RMI, WBCSD and others

Education

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Strategy

  2013 — 2015

• Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School

  BSBA, Finance, Organization and Organization and Human Resoures

  2002 — 2006

• Washington University in St. Louis

  BSBA, Finance, General

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Fundraising
• Community Outreach
• Program Development
• Non-Profits
• Management
• Nonprofits
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Research
• Financial Analysis
• Market Research
• Leadership