We pride ourselves on our range of expertise and global reach.

Our interdisciplinary team is based all over the world and brings experience and knowledge from a wide range of sectors.

Meet our executive team

Claire Bergkamp

CEO

London, United Kingdom

Claire Bergkamp is the CEO of Textile Exchange. Since joining in 2020, Claire has helped the organization to drive forward a collective climate strategy for the industry, grounded in holistic systems thinking on the interconnected impacts of climate, soil health, water, and biodiversity.

Prior to Textile Exchange, Claire was the Worldwide Sustainability and Innovation Director at Stella McCartney, leading the global environmental, human rights, and innovation strategy for the brand. Beyond helping to secure Stella McCartney’s place at the forefront of sustainable luxury, she played a leadership role in a range of industry initiatives too.

Claire also serves on the steering committee for the British Fashion Council’s Institute of Positive Fashion and has been an instrumental part of the United Nations Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action since its inception. Her influence and expertise on environmental strategy within fashion have cemented her as a core voice in the sustainability conversation over the last ten years, as well as a leader in the call for collective, connected action.

Get to know our global team

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Anne Gillespie

Impact Acceleration, Director

Stefanie Pokorski

Claims & Labeling Lead

Val Colden

Standards Assurance Policy, Senior Manager

Susanna Lehmann

Impact Incentives, Senior Manager

Xiangjun Yang

Standards Assurance Policy, Coordinator

Rachel Jang

Standards and Assurance, Coordinator

Riccardo Pavesi

Organic anOrganic and Regenerative Agriculture Specialist: Cotton and Fiber Crops

Sharon Tylam

Monitoring, Data Analyst

Liz Unikowski

Impact Incentives, Manager

Audra Bright

Human Resources Director

Sharon Whitley

Finance, Administrator I

Ashley Gill

Chief Strategy Officer

Terry Hyde

Salesforce, Manager

Amber Young

Finance, Cash Flow Manager

Rita Luppino

Global Partnerships, Senior Manager

Trini Gantner

Standards, Senior Manager

Rose Johnson

Learning and Development, Specialist

Callie Weldon

Standards Engagement, Senior Manager

Dawn Kearns

Administrative Assistant, Executive Team

Linda Sisco

Membership Experience Administrator

Steven Roettger

Systems Senior Manager

Beth Jensen

Climate+ Impact Senior Director

Taylor Jones

Standards Claims, Specialist

David Rushforth

Finance, Controller

Megan Stoneburner

Fiber and Materials, Director

Candace Benson

Website, Specialist

Alixandra Hunter

Membership Experience Coordinator

Cristina Airado

Fiber Crops Technical Program Manager

Laura Kohler

Standards and Assurance, Senior Director

Dinelle Salvador

Industry Engagement, Manager

Chiara Isola

Salesforce Senior Coordinator

Noel McNally-Tompkins

Employee Engagement Specialist

Madeline Kennedy Lozano

Executive Assistant to CSO

Zachary Bauer

Systems Support Specialist

Amy Franz

Data Intelligence, Manager

Hannah Dwyer

Finance, Administrator II

Connor Shannon

Climate+ Impact Tools Analyst

Lee Martin

Chief Business Officer

Nicholas Johnson

Fiber and Materials Strategy Lead: MMCF

Lindsey Hillesland

Assistant, Events and Communications

Joanna Drain

Events, Coordinator

Allison Quick

HR, Manager

Crystal Osner

Impact Acceleration, Coordinator

Sara Tazartes

Impact Tools Manager

Biko Nagara

Assurance Director

Michelle Neuenschwander

Financial Administrator III

Amanda Dixon

Administrative Assistant, Climate+ and Fiber & Materials

Zachary Kniestedt

Climate+ Impact, Coordinator

Veila Parks

Legal Support Specialist

Beatrice Levy

Industry Engagement, Coordinator

Christine Lucy

Membership Experience Specialist

Emily Crumley

Traceability Lead

Michelle Raffanti

Strategy Manager

Elisha Cote

HR Coordinator

Josue Ayala

Senior Data Analyst

Kristi Le

MMCF, Senior Coordinator

Tracy Iwaskow

Knowledge Management Specialist

Sitara Gonzalez

Standards, Coordinator

Emily Crumley

Traceability Lead

Cory Iezzi

Payroll Clerk, AP Coordinator

Anne-Kathrin Gantner Frazier

Standards, Senior Manager

Ruth Hogue

Director of Legal, Quality and Risk Management

Paige-Marie Davis

Director of Finance and Accounting

Anna Bernstein

Standards Engagement, Specialist

Nicole Lambert

Leather, Manager

Renske Koster

Industry Engagement, Manager

Claire Ador

Benchmark, Coordinator

Margaux Dillon

Standards, Human Rights Specialist

Sophia Opperskalski

Data Lead

Ricardo Garay

Industry Engagement, Senior Manager

Raiza Mae Vasquez

Industry Engagement, Coordinator

Ana Borstel

Standards Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Analyst

Adolfo Lemus Pineda

Standards Development Expert

Prerna Pandey

Data Reporting Specialist

Vidhesh Kadam

Recycled Materials, Specialist

Elizabeth Mamo

Internal Communications Senior Coordinator

Beatrice Murray Nag

Content & Copywriter, Senior Manager

Chiara Ferrero

Benchmark, Program Manager

Francesca Sartor

Benchmark, Coordinator

Evonne Tan

Data and Technology, Senior Director

Suet Yin Siew

Data Analytics Senior Manager

Jack Tan

Data and Technology, Senior Data Analyst

Tarun Dhingra

Data and Technology, Technical Program Manager

Ayden Tham

Data and Technology, Data Analyst

Max Tan

Data and Technology, Data Analyst

Ayden Tham

Data and Technology, Data Analyst

Irene Trejos Vargas

Standards, Senior Technical Manager

Hong Lee

Standards Quality Assurance, Senior Manager

Claudio Sala

Standards Engagement, Specialist

Siobhan Momberg

Animal Fiber and Materials, Coordinator

Bronwyn Botha

Land Management, Specialist

Jessica Garcia Lama

Benchmark, Program Manager

Lea Michalczik

Supply Chain, Specialist

Hanna Denes

Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Strategy Lead

Sophie Ridler

Synthetics, Senior Coordinator

Åsa Älgbrant

Standards Engagement, Coordinator

Annika Shelly

Corporate Communications Manager

Lisa Barsley

Data Intelligence, Manager

Phil Bettany

Graphic Designer Manager

Claire Bergkamp

Chief Executive Officer

Anna Heaton

Fiber & Materials Strategy Lead: Animal Materials

Siobhan Cullen

Human Rights Strategist

Kate Riley

Fiber and Materials Strategy Lead: Synthetics

Eleni Thrasyvoulou

Climate+ Impact Data Measurement Lead

Pe-Jae Brooks

Interim Head of Communications

Emma Slade

Chief of Staff

Andrea Patane

Data and Technology, Coordinator

Brittany Johnston

Communications Senior Coordinator

Sarah Needham

Stakeholder Engagement, Senior Director

Felicity Clarke

Impact Measurement Manager

Samantha Pettifer

Impact Tools Lead

Ko Cheng

Graphic Designer

Efstathia Verzoviti

Events Delivery Manager

Katie Weatherstone

Activation Senior Coordinator

Zuzana Mocilenkova

Interim Human Rights Strategist 12 Months- Maternity Cover Contract

Hayley Buzzing

Senior Assistant

Joanna Potrykus

Junior Recruiter

Debra Guo

Crops and Cotton Lead

Clayton Ndoro

Technology Director

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