Peter Templeton
President and CEO @ USGBC and GBCI
Speaker bio
Peter Templeton has worked for more than 25 years to accelerate global adoption of practices that enhance human health, environmental wellbeing and quality of life for all. As president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), he directs organization-wide efforts to increase the reach and impact of green building and green business market transformation activities around the world. He leads the execution of strategic plans and partnerships that expand local capacity and deliver new tools for advancing smart, healthy, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable buildings and communities. Over Peter’s tenure at USGBC, LEED has become the most widely used and respected green building program in the world.
Peter Templeton has worked for more than 25 years to accelerate global adoption of practices that enhance human health, environmental wellbeing and quality of life for all. As president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), he directs organization-wide efforts to increase the reach and impact of green building and green business market transformation activities around the world. He leads the execution of strategic plans and partnerships that expand local capacity and deliver new tools for advancing smart, healthy, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable buildings and communities. Over Peter’s tenure at USGBC, LEED has become the most widely used and respected green building program in the world.