What We Can Do: Charlie Sellars on Building a Climate Career with Optimism

​Join us for a conversation with Charlie Sellars (https://www.charliesellars.com/) — award-winning author, advisor, climate optimist, and Director of Sustainability in Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation group. Charlie’s journey into climate didn’t begin in sustainability. After years leading global operations at Gartner, he made the pivot into sustainability and now helps drive Microsoft’s ambitious goals to be Carbon Negative, Water Positive, and Zero Waste by 2030. Alongside his work, Charlie is the #1 best-selling author of What We Can Do — a book that explores practical, optimistic approaches to tackling the climate crisis, and the 2025 Living Now Gold Medal Winner for Green Living. This session is part of the Climate Careers Series and will spotlight Charlie’s unique career path, his philosophy of climate optimism, and his advice for anyone looking to enter or grow in the field.