ASU Sustainability Operations officer Ray Jensen retires after 27 years of leadership

Ray Jensen began working at Arizona State University in 1985. Since then, he has led about 90 employees, leading programs for people with physical and mental disabilities, improving the University Business Services' efficiency, and creating ASU's Sun Card.

In 2009, ASU President Michael Crow appointed Jensen as the University Sustainability Operations Officer. Jensen formed the Sustainability Practices Network to assist the university's climate neutrality goal by 2035. He then helped initiate the The Carbon (Climate) Neutrality Action Plan and the Strategic Plan for Sustainability Practices and Operations.

Jensen has won two President's Awards for Innovation, two Governor’s Recognition Awards, Supervisor of the Year by the ASU Classified Staff Council, the NAEP (National Association of Educational Procurement) Bert C. Ahrens Award, and others.