Eden Brukman

Eden Brukman (she/her), Chief Sustainability Officer | County of San Diego For three decades, Eden has focused on establishing socially and environmentally responsible solutions for people and places. She is the County of San Diego’s first Chief Sustainability Officer and leads the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, working with the team, County colleagues, and communities across the region and beyond to ‘repair the world’ (tikkun olam). Eden has enjoyed a diverse career as an executive, consultant, advocate, educator, public servant, standards developer, licensed architect, outreach strategist, and visual communicator. Previously, Eden served as Senior Green Building Coordinator at San Francisco Environment Department; coauthored Living Building Challenge and directed its first five years of evolution and global uptake; cocreated and acted as the first Technical Director of Health Product Declaration; and contributed to the development of other industry standards including LEED, Pharos Project, Declare, and EcoDistricts. Her advocacy efforts have led to policy reform, decentralized building and community developments, and the creation of a network of local action groups in cities all over the world.