Kayla is a technical product leader working to make convenience more sustainable. At Amazon, she leads Packaging product development, including developing technical solutions that minimize packaging use at scale. In her time at Amazon, she’s helped reduce the use of oversized corrugate boxes and scaled curbside recyclable alternatives that make flexible packaging more sustainable, Now, she’s leading efforts to partner with Amazon’s Selling Partners to design products and for e-commerce, avoiding added additional shipping packaging altogether.
Prior to Amazon, Kayla worked in State and local planning and policy development, making our natural resources accessible and sustainable for future generations. She holds Masters degrees in Energy and Earth Resources and Business from the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelors in Community Development from Portland State University.