Gautami Palanki

Biography: Gautami Palanki is on the senior management team at Howard Hughes Holdings, advancing the organization’s commitment to responsible development and operations and setting the sustainability strategy across the company’s national portfolio of large-scale master planned communities (MPCs) and mixed-use properties. Gautami brings nearly two decades of global experience at the intersection of real estate, sustainability, and technology, in both private and non-profit organizations. Gautami' s collaborative leadership in climate action is celebrated through industry awards, international keynotes and advisory to industry think tanks. A Licensed Architect and LEED Fellow, Gautami holds a B. Arch from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India and M.S. in Sustainable Design from Carnegie Mellon University.