Chris Castro Email & Phone Number

Chris Castro Work

• EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer @ Climate First Bank (February 2025 - Present)
• Founding Director, Executive Committee member @ Climate First Bank (January 2020 - Present)
• Strategic Advisor @ OneEthos (February 2025 - Present)
• Co-founder, Vice President, Board of Directors @ IDEAS For Us (June 2008 - Present)
• Commissioner @ The Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air (September 2025 - Present)
• Director, Board of Directors @ Social Venture Network (October 2026 - Present)
• Co-Founder, Advisor, Urban Farmer @ Fleet Farming (February 2014 - Present)
• National Green Schools Advisory Board @ Project Green Schools (September 2018 - Present)
• Strategic Advisor @ Freelance (January 2025 - Present)
• Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (September 2024 - January 2025)
• Inaugural Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) @ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (July 2022 - September 2024)
• Climate Action Advisory Board Member @ UNCF Atlanta (April 2023 - January 2025)
• Director of Sustainability and Resilience, Co-chair of Future-Ready Initiative @ City of Orlando (June 2016 - July 2022)
• Steering Committee Member, Urban Resilience Initiative (URI) @ University of Central Florida (November 2019 - June 2022)
• Fellow, Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity (GEEO) @ University of Central Florida (June 2018 - June 2022)
• Chairman, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), Advisory Board @ University of Central Florida (October 2016 - June 2022)
• Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program @ The Brookings Institution (October 2021 - May 2022)
• Advisory Board Member @ Future of Cities (April 2021 - May 2022)
• Natural Resources, Utilities, and Public Works committee, Member @ Florida League of Cities (September 2020 - May 2022)
• Advisor, LEED Cities and Communities Working Group @ U.S. Green Building Council (August 2020 - May 2022)
• Board of Directors, Founding member @ U.S. Green Building Council (December 2015 - May 2022)
• Policy committee, Member @ Drive Electric Florida (April 2020 - May 2022)
• Board of Directors @ Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, Inc. (March 2019 - May 2022)
• ECFR2C Steering Committee member, Co-chair of GHG Inventory TAC @ East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (January 2019 - May 2022)
• Board member, Green Building Advisory Committee @ GSA (August 2018 - May 2022)
• Florida chapter, Advisory Board Member @ Solar United Neighbors (January 2017 - May 2022)
• Advisory Council, College of Engineering and Computer Science @ Valencia College (June 2016 - May 2022)
• Co-founder, Senior Energy Advisor @ Citizen Energy, LLC (February 2012 - May 2022)
• Advisory Board, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub @ Rollins College (February 2018 - February 2022)
• Board Of Advisors @ Energy Blockchain Consortium (May 2018 - January 2022)
• NatureWorks, Advisory Board member @ Orlando Science Center (January 2017 - January 2022)
• Board of Advisors, Co-founder, and Past President of the Florida Green Chamber of Commerce (FGCC) @ U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce (July 2014 - January 2022)
• Co-founder, Orlando Shaper, Advisor @ Global Shapers Community (May 2014 - January 2022)
• Board of Directors @ Florida Renewable Energy Association (FREA) (June 2016 - June 2021)
• Advisory Council, Energy Integrated Resources Plan @ Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One) (August 2019 - December 2020)
• Paris to Pittsburgh documentary, Featured story @ National Geographic (March 2018 - December 2018)
• Senior Energy Advisor, Sustainability Program Manager, City of Orlando @ Institute for Market Transformation (April 2014 - June 2016)
• Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) @ National Wildlife Federation (April 2011 - April 2016)
• Climate Leader @ The Climate Reality Project (September 2015 - October 2015)
• Eco Warrior @ IAMECO Warrior (October 2013 - October 2015)
• Energy Reality Ambassador @ Post Carbon Institute (June 2013 - June 2015)
• Director of Sustainability @ The Terra Firma Institute (June 2011 - June 2015)
• GEEBIZ Team @ Peace Child International (March 2012 - March 2014)
• Speaker - PechaKucha Orlando @ PechaKucha (September 2013 - September 2013)
• Sales Consultant @ POWERleap, Inc (March 2012 - January 2013)
• Speaker @ TED Conferences (July 2012 - October 2012)
• Energy Specialist @ Orange County Government (August 2011 - September 2012)
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• USA Delegate, Panelist @ 2012 World Youth Congress (June 2012 - June 2012)
• Green Education Coordinator and LEED Community Assistant (CA) @ Sterling Central Apartments (August 2009 - February 2012)
• Solar Energy Consultant @ Dioko Energy (March 2011 - January 2012)
• Campaign Organizer @ 350.org Australia (October 2009 - September 2011)
• YGRIN Team @ YGRIN (Yellow Grease Renewable Initiative) (May 2011 - August 2011)
• Sustainability and Energy Management - Campus Outreach Coordinator @ University of Central Florida (February 2009 - June 2011)
• Student Sustainability Alliance (SSA) Leadership Committee @ University of Central Florida (October 2008 - May 2010)
• Student Ambassadors Program - Outreach Coordinator @ U.S. Department of Energy (May 2010 - May 2011)
• Student Ambassador @ U.S. Department of Energy (September 2009 - May 2010)
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Intern @ U.S. Department of Energy (May 2009 - August 2009)
• Campus Progress Liason @ Center for American Progress (November 2009 - November 2010)
• Organize To Be Heard - Campaign Organizer @ Repower America (October 2009 - February 2010)
• Science Research Assistant @ FYI Online Learning (July 2008 - February 2009)