Conor P. Carlin

Conor Carlin is the President of Clefs Advisory, LLC, a consultancy focused on plastics, packaging, sustainability, and policy. He was elected as the first Vice President of Sustainability for the Society of Plastics Engineers in 2017 and has served as moderator and speaker at global SPE events in North America, Europe, Australia and India. As SPE President in 2024, he led the group’s delegation to Busan, South Korea for the UN Global Plastics Treaty discussions and continues to advocate for science-based targets to global environmental challenges.

Carlin has led several field consulting management projects covering energy efficiency software applications, 2nd generation cellulosic ethanol start-ups, wastewater treatment companies, and plastic recycling technologies.

A member of Society of Plastics Engineers since 2000, he serves as editor for SPE Thermoforming and Recycling Division publications. Carlin has contributed articles on plastics and sustainability for international industry press in the US, Europe, and Asia. For 10 years he was an active mentor to cleantech startups in the Boston-Cambridge cluster, focusing on energy efficiency and biofuels. Carlin has degrees from Boston University (BA, International Relations / French) and the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College (MBA)