Marie Contou Carrere is the Executive Director of the Rice Sustainability Institute whose mission is to develop sustainable and equitable solutions to urgent climate challenges. She is also the Founding Executive Director of the Carbon Hub, launched in 2019 as a partnership between academia, industry and federal labs, led by Rice University and with over 100 researchers in 20 different organizations across four continents. Previously, Dr. Contou-Carrere held various technical and commercial positions at INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA.