Mastercard has announced the appointment of Ellen Jackowski as Chief Sustainability Officer starting July 25, 2022. Mastercard established its ESG efforts more than a decade ago with a focus on financial inclusion, inclusive growth and data responsibility. Over the past five years, it has evolved to also include being good stewards of the environment and ensuring high standards of corporate governance.

Today, the company's ESG activities are rooted in a belief of doing well by doing good in order to have true impact and enable both people and the planet to thrive. Jackowski joins Mastercard from HP, where she was the Chief Impact Officer and Head of Sustainable Impact. Her global team developed and delivered a wide range of programs focused on climate action, human rights and digital equity.

Earlier in her career, Jackowski served in several management and consulting roles. She serves on the advisory board of the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network, is a deputy advisor on the World Economic Forum's Champions for Nature community and has served as a faculty member of The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme at the University of Cambridge. Jackowski has a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and completed the Building Innovative Leaders program at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.