Fireside Chat

Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estee Lauder Companies

Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer, is a transformational, collaborative leader with deep global experience in enterprise-wide management as well as leading Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy, operations, marketing, reporting and risk reduction. In the increasingly disruptive ESG arena, Nancy is a trusted and sought-after advisor, speaker and enterprise ambassador. She is committed to taking the long view on building sustainable and inclusive companies, teams and communities. Nancy is an influential and effective company liaison with investors, ESG rankers and raters, government officials, NGOs, employees and customers. A senior executive at The Estée Lauder Companies who serves on the CEO’s Executive Leadership Team, Nancy helms best practices, synergizing them across brands, regions and functions, integrating ESG operations into the enterprise and ensuring compliance with all local and international laws. Nancy oversees the enterprise-wide leadership initiative on sustainability at The Estée Lauder Companies and serves on the Inclusion and Diversity Council.

Zanaiya Léon

Zanaiya Léon is an innovator here to make groundbreaking strides in business, entertainment, and in her everyday life.

A graduate of the University of New Haven with a B.S. in Business Management and an MBA in Strategic Leadership, she has pursued professional opportunities that align with her dynamic interests.

She has spent time in a variety of sectors including arts administration and higher education, and she takes joy in using the lessons from her past experiences to shape her future.

Her current role as Assistant Director of the Office of Inclusion and Diversity at the Yale School of Management allows her the unique opportunity to incorporate her personal values into her work that serves a variety of populations.

Additionally, Zanaiya works with Kulturally LIT - a New Haven based non-profit that cultivate awareness around the Arts within the African Diaspora, with a focus in literary arts. She is also the founder and manager of Richvlle Management and Creative Consulting - an artist management company to support artists and creatives in achieving their professional goals.Zanaiya enjoys spending her leisure time in good company with her wonderful friends and family, tasting and enjoying delicious foods, studying Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole, or resting.