Susan Keefe, Southern California Director

Susan is Beyond Plastics' Southern California Director covering portions of LA County, all of Orange County and Northern San Diego County, a densely populated area with more than 15 million people. She brings 30+ years of leadership experience working in the private sector, most notably with Oracle Corporation. Since leaving Oracle in 2022, she has been actively working alongside non-profits such as Last Beach Cleanup, Climate Action Campaign, Climate Reality Project & Surfrider to advocate for change, call out plastic polluters and organize against plastic pollution. This includes exposing corporate greenwashing and, in December 2024, she was featured in a nationwide, CBS investigation on Starbucks to prove their custom recycling bins falsely claimed their plastics are recycled; the story ran in 18 markets across the country. 

Susan is also a leader in the California Green Business Network & founded her own consulting company, Eco Forward, to promote plastic-free, healthier alternatives to communities, cities and businesses in Southern California.