Autodesk Foundation

Lynelle Cameron is President & CEO of the Autodesk Foundation and Senior Director of Sustainability at Autodesk, Inc. She established both to invest in and support people who are designing solutions to solve today’s most epic challenges. Under Cameron’s leadership, Autodesk created the Sustainability Workshop, an online learning platform teaching sustainable design that has reached over two million students and professionals worldwide, and launched two software donation programs, the Technology Impact program for nonprofit organizations, and the Entrepreneur Impact program for early-stage cleantech and social impact companies around the world. She’s also led the company in setting ambitious science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets, committing to 100% renewable energy and integrated reporting. Since Lynelle joined eight years ago, Autodesk has received numerous awards for sustainability leadership and innovation.

Lynelle brings over two decades of experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors, and has led pioneering efforts in the pursuit of enabling the global population of seven billion people to live well and live within the limits of the planet. Lynelle believes in the power of partnership between business and civil society and has served on numerous boards, including currently the Center for Environmental Health, Innovators International, and UC Berkeley’s Center for Responsible Business. A published author and regular speaker, Lynelle has degrees from Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, and Middlebury College.