Ashima Sukhdev
Climate Mitigation & Circular Economy Policy Advisor
City of Seattle
Ashima Sukhdev is the Climate Mitigation and Circular Economy Policy Advisor at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), City of Seattle. She is driving the development of a circular economy in the Seattle region and manages SPU's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its operations, supply chain, and community-wide. Ashima joined the City of Seattle from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a global thought leader on the circular economy. At the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Ashima managed the delivery of its programs in the U.S. and Canada, and led the Foundation's work on cities globally, engaging local governments in the transition towards a circular economy. She was also seconded to the World Economic Forum to support the development of its circular economy initiative. Prior to joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Ashima worked as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting in New York. Ashima graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Economics focused on Sustainability & Environmental Management.