Jana Lake, MBA, SEP, WELL AP, LEED GA is the President and CEO of 3R Sustainability. She helps clients realize the value of sustainability by building it into their management system, culture, and decision-making. Jana and the 3R team help companies engage with their stakeholders, set ESG goals that are aligned with their business objectives, and define a prioritized action plan to achieve their goals. Jana is passionate about building a team of dedicated sustainability professionals who take pride in making an impact every day with their clients and in our community.
Jana has been in consulting for more than twenty years, ten of which were spent with Accenture where she led a global team of internal change experts who helped the company’s senior leaders accomplish their mission and objectives – aligning their people and processes to achieve their strategy and maximize their savings/return on investment. Jana brings a global perspective to sustainability. Following her BA in International Studies at the University of Michigan, her MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, and her studies at the Copenhagen School of Business in Denmark, Jana worked extensively throughout Europe.
Currently, Jana is the Co-Chair of CEOs for Sustainability, a part of the non-profit Sustainable Pittsburgh, and serves on the Board of the Detroit 2030 District. Jana is also Co-Chair of the Community Development Committee for the Strip District Neighbors in Pittsburgh where she and the 3R team have worked with the community to develop a vision for sustainable community growth.