Carol Grzych

Carol is a Program Manager at Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy, where she supports data analysis and content for reuse, consumer behavior, and policy in the global NextGen Consortium addressing single-use food packaging waste.

Previously, she spent 4 years in Europe working in innovation management and tech policy. At REHAU’s venture builder in Germany, she focused on digital and sustainable business models in construction and led community-building work. Her background includes policy research in participatory processes and international development across the energy and e-mobility sectors, central to her M.A. in Responsibility in Science, Engineering, and Technology (RESET) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Carol holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from UIUC and was a Fulbright fellow in Poland.