Second Nature | Andrea Putnam

Andrea Putman, Director of Corporate Partnerships

Andrea Putman is Second Nature’s Director of Corporate Partnerships for the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). As Director of Sustainability Financing for Second Nature, she co-managed the partnership between the Clinton Climate Initiative and the ACUPCC. Ms. Putman is the Co-author of Boldly Sustainable: Hope and Opportunity for Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change published by National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A Guide for Colleges and Universities published by NACUBO, APPA, and The Society for College and University Planning. She is Editor of Financing Sustainability on Campus published by NACUBO. Ms. Putman serves on the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Advisory Council.

Previously, Ms. Putman was an Associate with the Cadmus Group where she supported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program and the Southeast Rebuild Collaborative for higher education. She was President of Green Innovations, a woman-owned small business that provided communications, marketing, and analysis for renewable energy initiatives. She helped establish and develop the Higher Education Committee for the American Council on Renewable Energy, sold wind power for Community Energy, and developed a wind power marketing program for Washington Gas Energy Services. Ms. Putman was Senior Associate with ICF Consulting working in support of Energy Star, an Energy Analyst for Pepco Energy Services, and Director of Marketing for Energy Efficiency Services.

Ms. Putman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from State University of New York at Binghamton and did graduate work in Environmental Education at New York University. She was a certified Energy Manager and is a LEED Accredited Professional.