Explore solving one of the world’s most imminent issues, climate change, through leadership and partnership with equity…and how to replicate that ingenuity throughout the world making the possibilities endless.

Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, Environmental Justice "Biden-Harris Administration Presidential appointee Christine Harada serves as the Executive Director of the Permitting Council. As Executive Director, Harada assists Permitting Council member agencies in managing a portfolio of nearly $100 billion in large-scale infrastructure projects—most of which are renewable energy, coastal restoration, and electricity transmission projects. She assists Federal agencies in developing and implementing comprehensive, project-specific timetables for all required infrastructure permitting reviews and authorizations for certain infrastructure projects, advancing the administration's infrastructure agenda and the nationwide transition to a clean energy economy.

Formerly the President of i(x) investments, an impact investing company, Harada has served in various executive-level roles in the private sector. Under President Barack Obama, Harada served as the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, and as the Acting Chief of Staff and the Associate Administrator of Government-wide Policy and Chief Acquisition Officer at the U.S. General Services Administration.
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