Kara Kokernak

Biography: Sixteen years’ experience in sustainability market across non-profit, utility, and private organizations. Leads Decarbonization and Net Zero thought leadership at ULI, specifically focusing on Net Zero Mission Priority “journey to zero” and convenings/campaigns around the real estate value chain for tenants, utilities, and embodied carbon. Kara has managed utility energy efficiency contracts and new construction, existing building, and campus green building projects as well as commercial real estate ESG program strategy and implementation. Kara is also an adjunct professor at American University in the Environmental Studies program where she teaches courses in energy, pollution, and the environment.