Chasing What You Believe In with John Zinner, LEED Fellow

<p><strong>John Zinner</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, LEED Fellow, is Principal of Zinner Consultants,having founded the firm in 1990. He brings clients a broad sustainability and environmental perspective as well as experience in policy development, project and program planning, and project management. John has developed and managed groundbreaking sustainable development and environmental mitigation programs for, among others, Playa Vista, Whole Foods, Boeing Corporation and the City of Rancho Cucamonga. His leadership has been recognized through numerous awards, he has lectured nationwide before professional, university and public audiences, and he has been interviewed on Good Morning America. In acknowledgment of John’s contributions to the field of green building and sustainability, he was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council as a Fellow in 2012.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>John Zinner - Sustainability Opportunities</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">John</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.  He started his career in policy and program side.  John was involved in solar energy in grad school and has leveraged his experiences to future jobs.  1978 was John’s first sustainability project.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to founding ZC, John founded and managed the Los Angeles office of an environmental consulting firm, and served as both Energy Coordinator and Planning Advisor for the City of Los Angeles Office of the Mayor. He holds an MA in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Southern California, and a BA in Political Science from The Colorado College.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">"</span></em><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I was asked to lead a charge to write a residential sustainability guideline for over 5,000 residential units in 1978 and LEED was in pilot.</span></em><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">" –</span></em> <span st