Ashley Allen is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Oatly, where she is spearheading the company’s movement toward a more climate-smart, nature-conscious food system. At Oatly and beyond, Ashley is deeply committed to helping transform the food industry, enabling people to change the way they eat, and the way we grow food for a better future for people and the planet.

 

Prior to Oatly, Ashley served as Climate and Land Senior Manager at Mars, Incorporated, where she led the climate change and land sustainability initiatives, guided the company on their science-based target to cut carbon emissions across their value chain, and developed their strategy to stop deforestation in key commodities, such as cocoa and palm oil. Ashley began her career in the public sector, at the US State Department and USAID, leading climate partnerships with countries around the world, and helping to negotiate the international Paris Agreement on Climate Change. She also served on the White House Environmental Council, helping launch President Barack Obama’s U.S. Climate Action Plan. Ashley has a B.S. in Environmental Science at the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in international affairs and environmental policy at Indiana University. Today, Ashley lives outside of Washington, DC in the U.S. with her nature-loving family.