Eric Fleishman

Sustainability Consultant - GTM Strategy, Portfolio Development | Climate | Nature

San Francisco, California, United States

About

With a decade of experience supporting preeminent companies in consumer retail, technology, energy, transportation, food and agriculture, and life sciences across strategy, sustainability and supply chain, Eric advises emerging companies to accelerate from lab to market. -As Deloitte’s first external hire to the national sustainability team in 2021, Eric built and scaled the firm’s services portfolio across climate, sustainability integration and nature-based solutions as the team grew 10x. His work sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and regulations, advising $500m-$1b+ corporate clients on sustainable revenue growth and operations at scale. -Eric leverages go-to-market product strategy, portfolio development and sustainability strategy and assessment experience to advise early-stage climate founders in translating technical credibility into commercial trust. -Eric made his first angel investment in an infrastructure development company supporting the energy transition and serves as a mentor and judge for innovation challenges.

Experience

  • Deloitte ()
    • Manager, Sustainability
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

      -Go-to-Market Product Strategy: Developed and launched inaugural service offerings and go-to-market strategy across firm sustainability services -Portfolio Development: Supported portfolio development and pitch approach across new climate service offering resulting in two-year sales growth from zero to 3.5M -Sustainability Strategy and Assessment: Advised technology, retail, manufacturing, energy, transportation, life sciences and food and agriculture corporate executives in sustainability strategy, operations and regulations

    • Senior Associate, Sustainability
      Jun 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Mentor at Cleantech Open
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Member at Bay Angels
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Member at 9Zero
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Associate at Schaffer&Combs
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Certified B Corporation consulting firm that solves problems and creates growth for purpose-driven clients -Executive Communication: Served as project manager for teams of 5+ consultants to deliver executive-level briefings for a variety of clients -Business Strategy: Analyzed competitive landscape and market trends to present ecosystem analysis to the Strategic Planning Committee of a leading product innovation institute as part of a 3-year strategic planning process -Change Management: Evaluated current organizational design and human capital management practices to support long-term growth of a retail and apparel brand coalition reducing use of hazardous chemicals in the supply chain