Maureen Kline

Maureen Kline is Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability for Pirelli Tire North America, responsible for the US, Canada and Mexico. She is based in Rome, Georgia at Pirelli’s North American headquarters. She is a board member of the US Tire Manufacturers Association and of the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada. She is on the MEMA Center for Sustainability Steering Committee and the Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee of the Automotive Industry Action Group. She is also on the board of the Public Affairs Council, where she co-chairs the Social Impact Committee. Previously she was based in Pirelli’s headquarters in Milan, Italy, where she coordinated government affairs for the company’s international subsidiaries, and before that was responsible for Pirelli’s international media relations. Prior to her public affairs and communications career, Maureen worked as a journalist over a 15-year period. She was a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal Europe, Breaking Views, and Business Week covering Italy. She edited a blog on the topic of meritocracy, and wrote and co-hosted a TV talk show in Italy on business and finance, broadcast on the local channel Telelombardia. Maureen Kline holds a Bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics. She lived in Italy for over 20 years, working in the communications, public affairs and legal fields, and holds dual US-Italian citizenship. She writes, speaks and teaches on the topic of sustainability, and is vice chair of the board of Yale Blue Green, the shared interest group for Yale alumni interested in environmental and sustainability issues and action.