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Michelle Bachir

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Sustainability director at GAF
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

With over 20 years of experience, Michelle Bachir is a sustainability and climate leader focused on driving environmental strategies for Fortune 500 companies. She holds an MSc from Imperial College London and specializes in decarbonization, climate risk, and reporting. Colleagues describe her as a strategic, agile, and exceptional collaborator.

A unique fact about Michelle is that she scaled Deloittes sustainability assurance and audit team from 8 to 150 professionals over a decade, demonstrating significant leadership and growth capabilities.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Sustainability director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

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Corporate Sustainability
Focuses on embedding sustainability KPIs into all business functions to scale transformation and drive both environmental and business impact, as discussed in her speaking engagements.
Climate Risk & Resilience
A core area of her expertise, she has led high-performing teams in delivering climate risk services and co-authored publications on the topic for various industries.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Sustainability director
GAF
8-2022 - 8-2025
Vice President, Solution Director, Sustainability Advisory North America
Arcadis
8-2019 - 6-2022
Senior Manager
Deloitte
8-2015 - 8-2019
Manager
Deloitte
3-2011 - 7-2015
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
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Media appearances

Arcadis' Michelle Bachir joins Sustainability LIVE New York. Featured in Sustainability Magazine
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Education
2004 - 2005
MSc
Imperial College London
1999 - 2002
BSc
American University of Beirut
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