Erin Cooke

Erin is San Francisco International Airport’s first Sustainability Director, where she creates, implements, and reports on the airport’s Strategic, Sustainability, Zero Waste, Resilience, and Decarbonization Plans. By brokering high-impact emissions reduction investments within SFO’s $7.8 billion capital program, she has helped the airport cut greenhouse gas emissions by 41%, open its first zero net energy building, ban plastic food ware and water bottles, and become a global leader in Sustainable Aviation Fuel deliveries.

Erin previously served the City of Cupertino as Deputy City Manager, where she helped launch Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a countywide community choice aggregation program. She holds a Master’s in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University, is a LEED AP, and serves on the boards of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and the ACI World Environment Standing Committee.