Loren Blackford is the Executive Director of the Sierra Club, one of the nation’s oldest and most influential grassroots environmental organizations. With chapters in every state and over 3.4 million members and supporters, Sierra Club empowers people to protect nature and our communities and ensure a better future for all of us. For more than three decades, Loren has advanced climate solutions, justice, and democracy by strengthening local leadership, mobilizing resources for community-led change, and building partnerships across sectors. Throughout her career, she has advised major foundations, financial institutions, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on sustainable community development, helped mobilize hundreds of millions of dollars for community revitalization, supported civil society organizations in shaping international environmental policy, and advanced equitable sustainability investing and democratic participation. Before becoming Executive Director, Loren served as Sierra Club’s Interim and Deputy Executive Director, Board President, and Sierra Club Foundation Board Chair. She serves on the boards of Ceres, BlueGreen Alliance, and Rachel's Action Network, and holds a master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College.