Michael Cohen, MSc, MBA, SEP, is the Senior Director and Lead of Environmental Sustainability at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Michael leads PPD’s environmental sustainability strategy focused on models, decarbonization and carbon accounting. Michael did his undergraduate studies at University of California, Berkeley and graduate work at Northwestern University, as well as completing an MBA in Finance from Louisiana State University, Shreveport. Recently, Michael also passed the International Society of Sustainability Professionals “Sustainable Excellence Professional” credentials.