Jenny Ward
Sustainability Engagement Manager
Duke Energy

Jenny Ward leads Duke Energy’s culture-building and capacity-building for Sustainability, doing business in a way that benefits People, the Planet and Profits. As the company’s Sustainability Engagement Manager, she designs and executes programs to integrate sustainability into the “DNA” of the company. The company’s signature, grassroots program – the Sustainability Corps – seeks to leverage the talent, energy and expertise of all 18,000 employees across region, business unit, and level.

Prior to Duke, Jenny was a Senior Vice President at Wachovia, leading the Corporation’s Early Talent strategy within Human Resources to attract, retain and engage a growing, yet oftentimes underutilized, talent base. Her other roles at Wachovia included Brand Manager and Women’s Market Leader in Corporate Marketing, where she worked to bring in $1 billion of new loans to women-owned businesses by partnering with business banking to create a research-based focus for the growing financial services needs of women. Branded as “Women with Wachovia,” she created a virtual network of women and men at Wachovia to understand and create value from the unmet needs of women customers.

Jenny’s experience prior to corporate roles, includes brand management, strategic planning, public relations and marketing communications roles at two regional full service advertising agencies, serving clients from health care, foodservice, real estate and technology industries.

Most recently, Jenny was appointed by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue to serve on the NC Council for Women, a state agency serving women across six regions in North Carolina. Additionally, her community service includes active board participation for the following organizations: Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council, YMCA Camp Harrison, Women Executives for Community Service, and the NC Governor’s Conference for Women (founding committee). She also serves as a volunteer and advocate for Planned Parenthood Health Systems and the Catawba Lands Conservancy.

A graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in Marketing and an M.B.A. from the Wake Forest Babcock School of Management, Jenny lives in Charlotte with her husband and three children. She loves the challenge and personal growth from balancing her career with raising a family – and staying involved in the community.

 

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