Steve founded Green Resilience Strategies in 2017. From 1998-2016 he served as a Director at the Center for Clean Air Policy where he developed and led influential programs on Transportation and Urban Climate Adaptation raising $20 million for their implementation.
Steve has provided expert testimony to four U.S. Congressional committees and has authored numerous publications. HIs work has been covered by media outlets such as: the Atlantic, ClimateWire, CNN, E&E TV, Grist, Huffington Post, Montreal Gazette, National Geographic, National Journal, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Steve was a founding member of the US National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board Special Task Force on Climate Change.
Some highlights:
- Instrumental in founding a national institution on transit oriented development in Colombia.
- Co-author of two books: Growing Cooler and Growing Wealthier, which put urban planning on the climate policy map and increased policymaker support for smart growth due to climate, economic and quality of life benefits.
- Invited by Al Gore to present to him on transport and climate change.
- Policy recommendations included in US Federal legislation on climate change and resilience.
- Led initiatives helping cities and companies launch and advance their climate adaptation efforts.
- Popularized the “Ask the Climate Question” framing to inform policy and investment decisions.
- Introduced the term “Green Resilience” to advance climate adaptation + mitigation synergies.