Elizabeth Willmott has worked on sustainability in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors for the past 20 years. She most recently spent eight years in leadership roles on Microsoft’s sustainability team, including its carbon negative commitment; carbon removal and sustainable aviation fuel programs; internal sustainability fee; and executive sustainability governance.

Prior to Microsoft, Elizabeth ran the New Energy Cities program as part of Climate Solutions’ Strategic Innovation Team. She oversaw American Recovery and Reinvestment Act implementation at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Elizabeth authored the country’s first metropolitan climate plan in her role as King County, WA’s Climate Change Program Coordinator. 

The focus of her new practice, Earthrise Consulting, is to help accelerate and scale climate solutions through advice on public policy, voluntary market standards, and what "integrity" means to carbon credit buyers and investors.

Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and Biology atWilliams College and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.