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Seth Schultz is CEO of Resilience Rising, a new global non-profit consortium working together to accelerate a safe, resilient, and sustainable future for all. He has a long track record of building consensus and initiating change in the field of sustainable development, and of raising international awareness on the role of cities in tackling climate change. He is a passionate advocate for a safe, resilient and sustainable future and the need for transformative decarbonisation and long term resilience.
Over the past two decades, Seth has worked with many of the most leading and innovative organisations in this space to turn theory into practice, including the Louis Berger Group, the US Green Building Council, the Clinton Foundation, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the Global Covenant of Mayors, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Resilience Shift.
Seth shares his expertise through involvement with various boards and advisory councils, is a sought-after speaker and guest lecturer, and has authored numerous articles, reports, blogs and thought leadership pieces around the world.
Eric Ast is Chief Data Officer of East Data, where he works with mission-driven organizations to increase the strategic impact of data. He previously led the data and analytics practice at C40 Cities, where he oversaw enterprise intelligence work and co-authored research, including Climate Action in Megacities and Powering Climate Action: Cities as Global Changemakers. Eric previously served as Managing Energy Analyst for Bright Power, where he advised clients including HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Preservation (OAHP) and owners of affordable multifamily housing on portfolio energy and water efficiency strategies, and at Capital One where he developed credit pricing strategies during the Great Recession. Eric holds a BS in Systems Engineering and Economics from the University of Virginia and an MS in Sustainable Technology from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
Patricia McCarney
The Measured City – The chapter advances the need for globally standardized measurement in cities and examines what global standards exist for city data that propel city sound leadership on the global stage and enable local success.
Patricia McCarney is President and CEO of the World Council on City Data (WCCD) and is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has published widely in the fields of city governance, data governance, and the role of global cities in sustainable development planning.
Patricia received her PhD from MIT in 1987. Before joining the University of Toronto, between 1983 and 1994, she worked as a professional staff member in a number of international agencies, including the World Bank in Washington and UN-Habitat in Nairobi. She is Convenor of the Working Group on City Indicators in the ISO Technical Committee 268 and was integral to the development of the ISO 37120 Series, including ISO 37120, the first International Standard on Indicators for Sustainable Cities; ISO 37122, Indicators for Smart Cities; and ISO 37123, Indicators for Resilient Cities.
Having founded the WCCD in 2014, Patricia is building a globally standardized data platform for cities worldwide, where cities report data in conformity with the ISO 37120 Series for WCCD ISO Certification. As host of this knowledge platform, the WCCD is the leading global city database with ISO-certified and globally comparable city data for a growing network of smart, resilient, and prosperous cities.
Noorie Rajvanshi
The Smart City – The chapter explores how technologies can drive climate action in cities based on learnings from over 40 cities worldwide.
Noorie Rajvanshi is the Director of Sustainability and Climate Strategy for Siemens USA with more than a decade of experience in the field of environmental sustainability, energy, and urban development. In her current role, Noorie is responsible for supporting the strategy and e xecution of the Siemens US region’s decarbonization plan to achieve net-zero operations by 2030 and works across the Siemens ecosystem of business and corporate units to develop and execute strategies based on data-driven insights. Noorie’s previous work in urban development focused on evaluating environmental and economic impacts of growing cities and collaborating with more than 15 cities across North America to identify technology and infrastructure solutions that would enable cities reach their economic and environmental targets.
Noorie served as a Research Fellow for Project Drawdown where she provided technical analysis that served as the foundation for three chapters in The New York Times bestselling book “Drawdown: The most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming.”
Noorie graduated from the University of Florida with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering. She is an active member of several organizations including the Corporate Eco Forum (CEF) where she has been inducted into the CEFNext Community.
Hayley Moller
The Just City (Part I) – The chapter is an investigation into the environmental, human, and economic costs of urban air pollution, and what we can do about it.
Hayley Moller is a communicator, strategist and entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience tackling the complex issues of climate change, clean energy, smart cities, and a just transition for all. She has crafted sustainability strategy for organizations of all sizes, from lean start-ups to the United Nations to some of the world’s most well-known brands. A veteran advisor to the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the Coalition for Urban Transitions, and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, Hayley has delivered climate action campaigns on all seven continents.
An advocate for women and underrepresented groups, Hayley is passionate about making inclusivity the norm. She served several years on the board for the Women’s Energy Network DC Chapter and co-founded a local reproductive rights advocacy group in Washington DC. Early in her career, Hayley researched global environmental issues at the Earth Policy Institute.
Hayley holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, where she led the school’s Environment & Business Club, and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from UCLA. Always a Californian at heart, she currently lives in Paris.
Jane Burston and Matt Whitney
The Just City (Part II) – Air pollution is a hidden killer, causing millions of deaths each year and affecting almost every city on Earth. Creating a compelling case for change starts with data. This chapter reveals how emerging technologies promise a revolution in how we understand – and ultimately solve – the air pollution problem.
Jane Burston runs the Clean Air Fund, a global philanthropic initiative that supports organizations around the world working to combat outdoor air pollution, improve human health, accelerate decarbonization, and address climate change. The organization finds, funds, and scales projects that provide clean air for all. It shares expertise, data, and best practice from across sectors and geographies to ensure that clean air can become a reality for everyone. Previously Jane worked as Head of Climate and Energy Science in the UK Government,
