Harriet Hentges

President

About

President of Hentges Associates, a sustainability consultancy to the food retail, tourism and historic preservation sectors. Brings decades of international and senior management experience in the private and non-profit sectors for accelerating sustainability opportunities including the exploration and evaluation of corporate responsibility goals. Experience in leading efforts with diverse interests to develop consensus for common goals and managing collaboration across interests and sectors -- non-profit, business, communities. Special interest in waste reduction opportunities in the food industries serving years on the board of a technology company providing on-site digestion of organic waste. Interest and experience in coaching and mentoring. Glad to be engaged with the University of Illinois Environmental Leadership Program, which is developing meaningful capability with young leaders hoping to combine their interest and skill in making a difference.

Country

United States

City

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Industry

Retail

Skill

Sustainability: strategy, implementation, evaluation and sustainable tourism, Sustainable Tourism: holistic approach to balancing diverse interests, Historic Preservation: impact on community and minorities

Experience

President

Hentges Associates

2014-9 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

Washington, District Of Columbia

President of Hentges Associates, Sustainability advisory firm

Partner

Hentges, Kahn & Strauss

2012 - 2014 · 2 yrs

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Consultant to retail, food and ag industries from soil to shelf

Vice President, Corporate Responsiblity and Sustainability

Ahold USA

2008-4 - 2012-5 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Quincy, Massachusetts

Crafted the US. sustainability strategy and led the US efforts to achieve the global corporate goals of the Dutch parent company, Royal Ahold Member of the Food Marketing Institute's Executive Sustainability Committee, which helped transform sustainability efforts in U.S. food retail

Senior Director, Stakeholder Engagement

Walmart, Inc.

2006-4 - 2007-12 · 1 yr 9 mos

Responsible for Stakeholder Engagement on first Sustainability team when Walmart launched its Sustainability Strategy. Initiated first corporate responsibility report to move towards greater transparency

COO and EVP

U.S. Institute of Peace

1994 - 2005 · 11 yrs

Washington, DC

Managed this independent federal agency specializing in international conflict resolution. Created post-conflict resolution programs in the Balkans, Rwanda, Afghanistan and Iraq. Transformed the Institute from a primarily research institution to being an active player in the prevention, resolution and stabilization of violent conflicts.

Executive Director and COO

U.S. League of Women Voters

1978 - 1983 · 5 yrs

Washington, DC

As head of the US staff of this major grass roots organization, led education and lobbying activities and worked with other non-profits to accomplished League policy goals. Managed the 1980 U.S. Presidential debates among Carter, Bush and Anderson.

Education

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

International Economics

Doctoral dissertation on the Reverse Brain Drain: South Korea's success in recruiting scientists and engineers of its foreign educated nationals to return home to build the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, which became an engine of growth.