Illustrious Ewhorlu
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Sustainability & Social Impact Career

The Experiences and Projects That Brought Me Here

If you only looked at my current role, you would miss a lot of the work that brought me here. I started in engineering as an Automotive Engineering Intern before moving into sustainability and social impact. 

Professional Skills

Sustainability & ESG Programs Implementation | Project Management | Climate Action & Decarbonization Planning | EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) Compliance | Zero Waste Coordination | GHG Accounting | Data Collection, Analysis & Reporting…

Jun. 2026 – Present
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UMass Chan Medical School

Sustainability Assistant

Apr. 2026 – Present
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

World Bank Youth To Youth Community

Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Climate Ambassador

Jan. 2026 – Present
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Konesens Development

Sustainability & Social Equity Coordinator

Feb. – Mar. 2026
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harvard University · Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Sustainability Research Assistant

Mar. 2025 – Mar. 2026
Fellowship

Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Local Pathways Fellow

Feb. 2024 – Mar. 2026
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Theirworld

Global Youth Ambassador

Jun. – Sep. 2025
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Prose Beauty

Sustainability Associate

Jul. – Aug. 2025
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harvard University

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Sustainability and Impact Investments

Apr. – Jun. 2025
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts University · Urban Attitudes Lab

GIS Research Associate

Aug. 2024 – Mar. 2025
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consensus Building Institute

Associate

Stakeholder research and dialogue on energy, housing and land use, alongside internal process and AI-policy work.

Oct. – Dec. 2024
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Institute for Economics & Peace

Peace Ambassador

Feb. – May 2024
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Applied Economics Clinic

ESG Research Assistant

Jan. – May 2024
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts University

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Environmental Policy

Sep. 2023 – May 2024
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts Technology Services

Data Analyst / Data Lab Assistant

Apr. 2024
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

United Nations ECOSOC Youth Forum

Delegate

Jan. – Feb. 2024
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts University

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Sustainability in Action

Sep. – Dec. 2023
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts University

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Intro to GIS

Aug. – Dec. 2023
Fellowship

Tufts University

Graduate Leadership in Inclusion Diversity and Equity (GLIDE) Fellow

May – Aug. 2023
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of New Hampshire

Energy & Utilities Decarbonization Fellow

May. 2023
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

2023 World Bank Group Youth Summit

Delegate

Jan. – May 2023
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts University

Graduate Teaching Assistant · Community-Based Investing Systems and Practice

Oct. 2022 – May 2023
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tufts University Dining Services· Kindlevan Café

Student Staff

Mar. 2023
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

2023 Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair

Judge

Oct. 2022 – May 2023
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Tufts University · Student Accessibility & Academic Resources Center

Board Member

Jan. 2023 – May 2023
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Tufts University · Generous Listening & Dialogue Initiative

Ambassador

Oct. 2022 – Dec. 2022
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Tufts University · Project Connect

Facilitator

May 2022
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

2022 QS ImpACT Awards

Panel Speaker & Scholarship Recipient

Nov. 2021 – Jan. 2022
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Transforming Nigerian Youths Program

Program participant

Jan. – Oct. 2021
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Student Energy

Leaders Fellow · Energy & Sustainability

Jun. – Aug. 2019
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ROLF · Jaguar & Land Rover Yasenevo

Automotive Engineering Intern

Feb. – Mar. 2019
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

29th Winter Universiade · FISU

Attaché to the Canadian Delegation

Aug. 2018
Public engagement

UN Day Russia / University outreach

Participant

Sep. 2017 – Jun. 2018
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

2018 FIFA World Cup Volunteer Program

Volunteer Coordinator & Recruiter

May 2018
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

2018 Street Child United

Event Volunteer & Language Translator

Jun. – Oct. 2017
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

19th World Festival of Youth and Students

Program Administrator

Jul. 2017
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

2017 Moscow Urban Forum

Volunteer & Attaché to the Italian Delegation

Apr. – Jul. 2017
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Transport Volunteer

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