ahmad karnama

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Sweden

Bio Summary

Adam is a focused and proactive energy and sustainability lead, with respected education and invaluable work experiences around the world. With more than 18 years of professional work experience, he has a strong experience and passionate in sustainability and energy. He has engaging and collaborative leadership style with emphasis on stakeholder engagement and inspiring leaders to promote innovative and sustainable development for our world. He has excellent skills to successfully balance financial, operational and people objectives. He has his own Google Knowledge Panel on Sustainability and published a book on electric mobility available on Amazon translated to 8 languages.

Employment History

Senior Sustainability Consultant

September 2021 - May 2022

Sweden • Sustainability Manager at Cartina, Stockholm, Sweden • Sustainability Manager at Arcadis, Amsterdam Netherlands • Sustainability Manager at Fortum, Stockholm, Sweden
Ericsson

Senior Director

Ericsson

March 2021 - September 2021

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden • Initiate, lead and drive introduction of sustainability related new offerings and solutions including (mobilized a team of 30 people): o AI applications to reduce carbon emissions o Blockchain platform for Inte ...see more
Ericsson

Director of Sustainability

Ericsson

June 2020 - March 2021

Sweden • Structure a strategy for the new role with c-level executives. • Leading a large program for Ericsson Carbon Free Fleet consists of 6600 vehicles (mobilized, recruited and lead a team of 22 people). • Follow ...see more
Accenture

Senior Management Consultant Manager

Accenture

September 2016 - May 2020

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden, and UK Responsible for business development and delivery on Management Consulting practice on energy/sustainability. -Program manager at National Grid, London, UK -Sustainability Start-up coach at Ashoka - (Accent ...see more
Fortum

Program Manager

Fortum

September 2016 - March 2018

Stockholm, Sweden

Structured governance and successfully managed a program 20 employees in innovation development area; reporting to c-level management at Fortum, European Commission and municipalities. The program was included Electrolux in S ...see more
E.ON Next

Management Consultant

E.ON Next

September 2014 - August 2016

Stockholm, Sweden

E.ON, Sweden, UK, Germany Successfully managed to get a funding for a large EU innovation project called Interflex for E.ON Micro Grid project with €22,781,805 of total cost. Developed innovative solution in power grid.
Siemens

Management Consultant

Siemens

May 2014 - August 2014

Stockholm, Sweden

Sweco

Innovation Consultant

Sweco

February 2013 - April 2014

Stockholm, Sweden

INESC TEC

Senior researcher

INESC TEC

May 2010 - December 2012

Porto, Portugal

Chief Inspector

August 2009 - April 2010

Education

Doctorate in Sustainable Energy Systems

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Carnegie Mellon University

Masters in Engineering

Royal Institute of Technology KTH

Bachelors in Power

Royal Institute of Technology KTH

Language Skills

Country Experience

Sweden United Kingdom United Arab Emirates United States Germany Mexico

Skills

Environment

Carbon & Energy Economics,

Circular Economy,

Decarbonization,

Sustainable Investing,

Sustainable Mobility,

Food Systems and Security,

Climate Change