Executive Leadership Council

Robert White is a senior regulatory engineer responsible for worldwide energy regulations and standards for Dell’s Enterprise & Client product portfolios. His career at Dell Inc. started over 32 years ago, and he has been engaged in improving the energy efficiency of Dell’s products for over 25 years. His current role includes worldwide monitoring, and engaging standards bodies ensuring implementation of energy-based programs across Dell’s portfolio. 

Shahid Sheikh is a Director in Governments, Markets and Trade (GMT) Group at Intel Corporation, and leads Intel’s global product sustainability policy effort.  Shahid is responsible for proactively engaging with ecosystem partners and leading Intel and Industry effort to influence global ICT Energy Efficiency Regulations, Standards and Policy, with key government agencies in the US, EU, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, and India. He has taken on leadership roles in driving Industry initiatives on Global alignment of ICT Product Energy Efficiency Programs.

Ricardo Gonzalez has a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering with a MSc degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and a MSc in Environmental and Health Management from MIT and Harvard School of Public Health.

Donald Goddard is responsible for Environmental Product Compliance at NetApp, Inc.  This includes compliance with RoHS, REACH, and other dangerous or hazardous material regulations related to products. He is also responsible for Energy Efficiency regulatory compliance.

He is currently Green Grid Advisory Council Vice Chairman and serves on several Green Grid and ITI technical or standards committees. He also serves on the SNIA Green Storage Initiative as Co-Chairman of the Green Storage Technical Work Group.