Rachel Kaufman is the Head of Global Sustainability at Avantor, a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and technology industries. In this role, Rachel is responsible for establishing the company’s environmental sustainability strategies and targets related to operations and products. She also oversees Avantor’s broader Science for Goodness Sustainability Program and leads ESG reporting and customer and investor ESG engagement. Rachel’s sustainability industry experience spans over 20 years. Before joining Avantor, she served as the Global Director of Environmental Sustainability for Johnson & Johnson’s Consumer Health and Vision Care segments and managed communications and environmental policy for non-profit and government agencies in Washington, DC. Rachel holds a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.