Shoshannah Lenski
Associate Director
M.S. Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, 2011
B.A., Cornell University
Publications
- "An assessment of two environmental and economic effects of 'Cash for Clunkers'" 2013 Ecological Economics 96
- "The impact of 'Cash for Clunkers' on greenhouse gas emissions: a life cycle perspective" 2010 Environ. Res. Lett. 5 044003
- "Corporate environmental strategy and its relationship to financial performance" Cornell University honors thesis
- "The revolution in military affairs and the shaping of American military policy in the 21st century" 2003 Cornell Political Forum XVII (20-23)
Speaking Engagements
Biography
Shoshannah Lenski is the Associate Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems (CSS) at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). For more than 30 years, CSS has pioneered systems science to accelerate real-world solutions to sustainability challenges across energy, transportation, buildings, and food and water systems. CSS prides itself on collaborative work with stakeholders including industry, community groups, policymakers, and more. Shoshannah leads the Center's engagement and outreach as well as Center operations.
Previously, Shoshannah worked for 15 years in the private sector, as a management consultant with BCG, and in strategy and operations leadership in the utility/energy industry. She earned degrees from Cornell University, where she did research on corporate sustainability, and the University of Michigan, where she studied sustainable systems and published on transportation decarbonization policy. Shoshannah served for nearly 7 years on the advisory Ann Arbor Energy Commission; as Vice Chair of the nonprofit MISS DIG 811 Board of Directors; and she is currently a Trustee for the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Leslie Science and Nature Center.