John Weiss

John Weiss is Vice President of Sustainability and Environmental Policy at Entergy, one of the nation’s 10 largest investor-owned electric power utilities serving three million customers in the Gulf South region. In this role he leads a team with a broad mandate to help define and deliver progress against the company’s sustainability objectives.

John came to Entergy from the Boston-based nonprofit advocacy organization Ceres, where he served as senior director of the Ceres Company Network and guided direct engagement with large, US-based corporations focused on sustainable business strategies, governance practices and operational performance. Prior to joining Ceres, John spent more than 20 years as a consultant to clients in the public and private sectors on a broad range of environmental and energy-related issues.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in geological sciences from Brown University and a Master of Science degree in technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.