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Our executive director

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.

Madhavi earned a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Le

Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.

Madhavi earned a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship, she is an author and activist and is a faculty member in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University.


Prior to re-entering academics, Madhavi held senior level positions in investor relations for three Fortune 250 companies. In this capacity she was a key point of contact for investors and stakeholders and was instrumental in the development of socially responsible investing strategies and corporate social responsibility reporting.


Madhavi resides in Brewster.

Town Liaisons

Karla Cabral

Barnstable

Board Member

Isabellle Caplan

Barnstable

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Vic Roberts

Brewster



Suzanna Nickerson

Chatham

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Allyson Schmidt

Dennis

Board Member

In memoriam

Gary Senecal

Eastham

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Patrick Otton

Harwich


Bonnie Brydges

Harwich

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Virginia Scharfenberg

Mashpee

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Ted Jones

Provincetown 

In memoriam 

Mary Cote

Sandwich

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Geoff Glover

Sandwich

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Charlee O'Neil

Yarmouth

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Haley O'Neil

Yarmouth

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Westford

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