Kurt is the Senior Director, Sustainability & Packaging at the Plastics Industry Association where he leads the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance, a self-funded membership group representing the end-to-end flexible plastic film value chain, which serves as the central forum to promote and improve the flexible film recycling ecosystem. He has more than 15 years' retail experience with Fortune 500 companies Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. He's held a variety of roles at each of these companies, spanning sustainability operations to supply chain innovation, affording him a unique perspective on how to grow flexibles recycling the U.S. 
A Midwest native, Kurt graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor's degree in social studies and secondary education and a master's degree in education from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Most recently, he earned a second master's degree in supply chain management from University of Minnesota. He resides in a suburb of Nashville with his wife and two kids.