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Elizabeth Carlson

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Chair, Sustainability Committee at FIFA World Cup 26 Houston™
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Elizabeth is a sustainability executive with over 15 years of global experience in sustainable development and ESG strategy. As Chief Sustainability Officer at Tricon and Chair for the FIFA World Cup 26 Houston Sustainability Committee, she bridges strategy with execution. Colleagues describe her as knowledgeable, passionate, and a professional self-starter, with expertise in the energy transition and human rights.

Outside of her primary roles, Elizabeth is deeply involved in Houstons community, spearheading volunteer events and beautification projects like the "Green Corridor" initiative for the World Cup. She shows a keen interest in behavioral and environmental economics, often exploring these topics through podcasts to inform her sustainability work.

She was awarded the "Premio Destaque" for leading the best community relations program in the Odebrecht Organization globally.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Chair, Sustainability Committee
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Elizabeth shows up

Hard To Convince
Judgemental
Demanding

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Elizabeth cares about

Houston's World Cup
As Chair of the Sustainability Committee for the FIFA World Cup 26 in Houston, she is leading major environmental and community initiatives for the event.
Community Volunteering
Actively organizes and participates in local beautification and clean-up events, such as Keep Houston Beautiful Day and Trash Bash.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Chair, Sustainability Committee
FIFA World Cup 26 Houston™
9-2021
Chief Sustainability Officer
Tricon International, Ltd.
2-2020 - 8-2021
Global Head of Sustainability
McDermott International, Ltd
5-2018 - 2-2020
Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability Manager
McDermott International, Ltd
9-2015 - 5-2018
Local Content & Social Performance Manager
McDermott International, Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Green Sports Alliance Webinar: Playbook to Pitch – How the FIFA World Cup 26 Houston™ Host City Committee is Preparing for a Sustainable World Cup. Featured in Green Sports Alliance
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Education
2008 - 2009
M.Phil
University of Cambridge
2004 - 2008
B.A
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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