Smart Surfaces Coalition

Steering Committee

The Smart Surfaces Coalition Steering Committee oversees the overall strategic direction and major decisions of the Coalition. The Steering Committee, consists of the following committee members with a range of backgrounds and expertise including in sustainability, public health, architecture, finance, city management, and energy and climate issues.

Steering Committee

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Greg Kats

Coalition Founder & Committee Co-chair

President - Capital E

About Greg
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Vivian Loftness

Committee Co-chair

Professor at Paul Mellon University, Former head of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University

About Vivian
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Rashad Kaldany

Former COO of the International Finance Corporation

About Rashad
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Lynn Goldman

Dean, School of Public Health at The George Washington University

About Lynn
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Mark Chambers

Director of Sustainability for New York City

About Mark
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Georges Benjamin, MD

Executive Director, American Public Health Association

About Dr. Benjamin
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Will Wynn

Former two-term Mayor of Austin, Texas

President, Smart City Strategies

About Will
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Julie Katzman

Former COO of Inter-American Development Bank

About Julie
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Chris Leinberger

Chairman of the Center for Real Estate & Urban Analysis at The George Washington University

About Chris
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Emma Stewart

Director of Urban Efficiency and Climate at World Resources Institute

About Emma
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Cooper Martin

Program Director, Sustainable Cities Institute, Center for City Solutions & Applied Research, National League of Cities

About Cooper
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Cynthia Koehler

Co-founder and Executive Director of Waternow Alliance

About Cynthia
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Durwood Zaelke

Founder and President of the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development

About Durwood
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Kurt Shickman

CEO, Global Cool Cities Alliance

About Kurt