About our founder

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Kimberly Lewis is a transformational executive with 23+ years driving systemic change at the intersection of sustainability, equity, and the built environment. She is the founder of Havenz Network and a nationally recognized voice on how market transformation happens when leadership puts people first.

She currently serves as Executive Vice President, Equity and Engagement at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), where she co-chairs the Health Equity Advisory and co-created the WELL Equity Rating — a first-in-industry framework now shaping equitable workplace design worldwide.

Before IWBI, Kimberly spent 18+ years as Senior Vice President of Market Transformation and Development at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). She built Greenbuild into the world's largest sustainability conference, founded the global Women in Green platform, led the council's national Equity listening tour, and directed a $15M operation supporting 13,000+ member companies and 500,000+ annual volunteer hours.

Kimberly's leadership has been recognized with some of the most prestigious honors in the field.

• White House Champion of Change for Clean Energy (2011)

• Fast Company World Changing Ideas Honorable Mention (WELL Equity Rating)

• GB&D Magazine Women in Sustainability Leadership Award (2018)

• Glamour Magazine 70th Anniversary — 70 Women Leaders in Sustainability

• Five-time IMEX Global Sustainability Award recipient

• MPI Visionary Award (2010)

• First International BS 8901 Green Meetings Certification in North America (2008)

• PACENation — Executive Committee, Board of Directors

• Elevate Energy — Executive Committee, Board of Directors

• Institute for Market Transformation — Board of Directors