Jill Kauffman Johnson is the Executive Director of the Chemical Strategies Partnership. She worked with the Pew Charitable Trusts to create CSP and establish the organization in 1996. She led the effort to initiate the membership-based, CMS Forum, which was launched in 2000 with the support of several CMS providers.

Ms. Kauffman Johnson also serves as a Principal at California Environmental Associates with policy and operations experience in environmental strategic planning and hazardous materials issues. She helps clients strategically assess their manufacturing operations to improve environmental and chemical management, reduce the use of hazardous materials, and reduce costs.

Prior to joining CEA, Ms. Kauffman Johnson was the founding Director of the Pacific Coast Regional Office of the Ocean Conservancy (formerly the Center for Marine Conservation). She also served as a market analyst for recycled plastic at the US Environmental Protection Agency. She has published several reports and papers on issues of reducing marine pollution and markets for recycled products.

Ms. Kauffman Johnson holds an M.A. in Public Policy from Harvard University and a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University.

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