Julia Parzen
Co-founder
Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Julia Parzen has led JP Consulting for three decades, building networks, creating new programs and completing research that has helped to lead the way on urban sustainability. Parzen was co-founder and first managing director of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). She co-created Partners for Places, a multi-million grant program that brings together local government sustainability leaders and place-based foundations to advance sustainability. She is co-author of "The Guide to Greening Cities" (Island Press, 2013).