Janet Nguyen

Senior Vice President —100 Women Pathway Project

Janet is passionate about helping women find their inner power and increase their impact in the critical work they do to care for the planet. She leads Planet Women’s 100 Women Pathway, which is designed to rapidly identify and elevate more women, especially women of color, into C-suite roles in the environmental space. By advocating for a new paradigm of leadership that is grounded in justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, Planet Women believes results for people and the planet will dramatically improve. Janet has extensive human resources leadership experience in the tech and conservation sectors. Most recently, Janet worked at Rare, a non-profit that helps communities adopt more sustainable behaviors and practices to protect and conserve natural resources.

Janet earned a BA in psychology from James Madison University and an MA in HR management from Marymount University. She loves to travel and lives in Tysons, VA with her husband, three daughters, and a very nervous rescue dog.