Heather Rosenberg

Biography: Heather Rosenberg is an Associate Principal at Arup in the Americas and leads the Resilience Impact and Social Equity (RISE!) team. An ecologist by training, Heather brings more than 20 years of experience leading sustainability and resilience projects in the built environment. Her systems-based approach integrates interdisciplinary teams to bring together technical expertise with stakeholder engagement and a commitment to social equity. Her current work focuses on decarbonization and energy transition through a resilience lens. She works extensively with local governments, utilities, community choice aggregators and non-profits to better understand the resilience of the energy system, how buildings can play a role in local and grid-level resilience, and how to leverage investments to support frontline communities. Before joining Arup, Heather was the founder and president of her own successful resilience strategy consulting practice, Fifth Road. She created the Building Resilience Network, a multi-stakeholder initiative designed to help public, private, and non-profit organizations weave physical, social and economic resilience into core operations. She is a USGBC Ginsberg Fellow and has served on multiple boards and committees.