John Fischer is the Director of Environmental Strategy and EHS Governance at Duke Energy and leads the enterprise from the company’s headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. With over 24 years of experience, he is focused on preventing serious incidents and fatalities, regulatory compliance with all applicable standards (EPA, OSHA, DOT, state, etc.), ensuring paramount EHS execution of the clean energy transition, and leading the organization through industry ESG transformation.  John uses organizational motivation techniques, process methodologies, and continuous improvement principals to further the company’s EHS performance and industry leadership.

Duke Energy has been recognized as the industry leader in Health and Safety performance for the past 7 years and is now leading significant industry performance metric transformation.  John was a driving force in the industry research that shifted lagging indicators toward more innovative SIF precursor and Energy Wheel leading indicators.

He was given the company’s highest honor, the James B Duke award, for his work in designing and implementing the company’s response to COVID19. John’s work provided a blueprint for the regulated utility industry in field worker safety, COVID-19 exposure mitigation, testing and vaccination process, and OSHA recordkeeping compliance.

Prior to Duke Energy, John held EHS leadership positions at National Grid, Dynegy, and DTE Energy, in addition to senior leadership positions at private EHS consulting firms working with all industry sectors.  John holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health with a specialization in Toxic Substance Management and serves in multiple industry leading EHS trade organizations.

Talks

• Closing Keynote Panel Discussion – “Sustainability at the Core: Aligning ESG Initiatives with Health and Safety Goals”