Maureen Kline

Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability

Pirelli Tire North America

Maureen Kline is Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability for Pirelli Tire North America.

She holds several board and committee roles, including with the MEMA (auto parts association) Center for Sustainability, the Tire Recycling Foundation, the Public Affairs Council, the US Tire Manufacturers Association and the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada.

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 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.