Chris Castro Email & Phone Number

Chris Castro Work

• 2025 -now EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer @ Climate First Bank
• 2020 -now Founding Director, Executive Committee member @ Climate First Bank
• 2025 -now Strategic Advisor @ OneEthos
• 2025 -now Commissioner @ The Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air
• 2008 -now Co-founder, Vice President, Board of Directors @ IDEAS For Us
• 2014 -now Co-Founder, Advisor, Urban Farmer @ Fleet Farming
• 2018 -now National Green Schools Advisory Board @ Project Green Schools
• 2024 -2025 Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• 2022 -2024 Inaugural Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• 2023 -2025 Climate Action Advisory Board Member @ UNCF Atlanta
• 2016 -2022 Director of Sustainability and Resilience, Co-chair of Future-Ready Initiative @ City of Orlando
• 2019 -2022 Steering Committee Member, Urban Resilience Initiative (URI) @ University of Central Florida
• 2018 -2022 Fellow, Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity (GEEO) @ University of Central Florida
• 2016 -2022 Chairman, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), Advisory Board @ University of Central Florida
• 2021 -2022 Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program @ The Brookings Institution
• 2021 -2022 Advisory Board Member @ Future of Cities
• 2020 -2022 Natural Resources, Utilities, and Public Works committee, Member @ Florida League of Cities
• 2020 -2022 Advisor, LEED Cities and Communities Working Group @ U.S. Green Building Council
• 2015 -2022 Board of Directors, Founding member @ U.S. Green Building Council
• 2020 -2022 Policy committee, Member @ Drive Electric Florida
• 2019 -2022 Board of Directors @ Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, Inc.
• 2019 -2022 ECFR2C Steering Committee member, Co-chair of GHG Inventory TAC @ East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
• 2018 -2022 Board member, Green Building Advisory Committee @ GSA
• 2017 -2022 Florida chapter, Advisory Board Member @ Solar United Neighbors
• 2016 -2022 Advisory Council, College of Engineering and Computer Science @ Valencia College
• 2012 -2022 Co-founder, Senior Energy Advisor @ Citizen Energy, LLC
• 2018 -2022 Advisory Board, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub @ Rollins College
• 2018 -2022 Board Of Advisors @ Energy Blockchain Consortium
• 2017 -2022 NatureWorks, Advisory Board member @ Orlando Science Center
• 2014 -2022 Board of Advisors, Co-founder, and Past President of the Florida Green Chamber of Commerce (FGCC) @ U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce
• 2014 -2022 Co-founder, Orlando Shaper, Advisor @ Global Shapers Community
• 2019 -2020 Advisory Council, Energy Integrated Resources Plan @ Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One)
• 2018 -2018 Paris to Pittsburgh documentary, Featured story @ National Geographic
• 2014 -2016 Senior Energy Advisor, Sustainability Program Manager, City of Orlando @ Institute for Market Transformation
• 2011 -2016 Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) @ National Wildlife Federation
• 2015 -2015 Climate Leader @ The Climate Reality Project
• 2013 -2015 Eco Warrior @ IAMECO Warrior
• 2013 -2015 Energy Reality Ambassador @ Post Carbon Institute
• 2011 -2015 Director of Sustainability @ The Terra Firma Institute
• 2012 -2014 GEEBIZ Team @ Peace Child International
• now Speaker - PechaKucha Orlando @ PechaKucha
• 2016 -2021 Board of Directors @ Florida Renewable Energy Association (FREA)
• 2012 -2012 Speaker @ TED Conferences
• 2011 -2012 Energy Specialist @ Orange County Government
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• 2012 -2013 Sales Consultant @ POWERleap, Inc
• now USA Delegate, Panelist @ 2012 World Youth Congress
• 2009 -2011 Campaign Organizer @ 350.org Australia
• 2011 -2011 YGRIN Team @ YGRIN (Yellow Grease Renewable Initiative)
• 2009 -2011 Sustainability and Energy Management - Campus Outreach Coordinator @ University of Central Florida
• 2010 -2011 Student Ambassadors Program - Outreach Coordinator @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• 2009 -2010 Campus Progress Liason @ Center for American Progress
• 2009 -2010 Student Ambassador @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• 2008 -2010 Student Sustainability Alliance (SSA) Leadership Committee @ University of Central Florida
• 2009 -2012 Green Education Coordinator and LEED Community Assistant (CA) @ Sterling Central Apartments
• 2009 -2009 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Intern @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• 2011 -2012 Solar Energy Consultant @ Dioko Energy
• 2009 -2010 Organize To Be Heard - Campaign Organizer @ Repower America
• 2008 -2009 Science Research Assistant @ FYI Online Learning