Christopher Lloyd of Verizon

In this episode of On Paper, Chris Lloyd, Verizon’s Executive Director of Public Policy and Strategic Alliances discusses Verizon’s involvement with the group Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). Lloyd outlines four areas where the group believes that information communication technology (ICT) can play a role in promoting more energy efficient behavior: using ICT and broadband to facilitate the development of smart grids, smart buildings, smart transportation and travel substitution.

“The smart grid is going to deliver for electricity what the internet delivers for information,” says Lloyd. “We think by overlaying broadband and integrating it into the electric grid, it is going to make it a lot smarter.” Lloyd further explains how communication technology and broadband technology combined in smart grids will provide consumers with demand side management information in order to make more energy efficient decisions in their household energy consumption.

Christopher T. Lloyd is the Executive Director - Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility. He is responsible for developing and implementing Verizon's corporate responsibility strategy. Verizon's corporate responsibility strategy is to apply its co re competency of building and maintaining wireline and wireless communications networks to increase access to technology, to promote more energy efficient behavior and to improve the quality of educational and health care systems.

Chris began his career in 1983 with New England Telephone. He has held numerous positions in the Accounting, Real Estate Operations, Engineering and Human Resource departments at Verizon's predecessor companies including New England Telephone, Bellcore, NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. For 13 years he managed environmental and safety issues for Verizon and its predecessors. In 2004 he joined Verizon's Public Affairs, Policy and Communications team in Washington, D.C.

Chris earned a B.A. in European History/German from Middlebury College, a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, an MBA from Northeastern University and a Certificate in Environmental Management and Policy from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

Chris and his wife Mary Ellen have 3 children.

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