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Sustainability Team
Q&A
Alex Spilger
Senior Vice President
Sustainability Services
Tell us a little more about you:
I am an engineer
by training and am fortunate to have worn many
different hats within the sustainability industry.
I’ve worked as an energy engineer, a green
building consultant and most recently served
as Director of Sustainability for a large GC prior
to joining Cushman & Wakefield. I’ve been lucky
to work with incredible clients such as Google,
Salesforce, Skype, GoPro, Comcast,
Wolverine Worldwide, and the Wharton School of
Business among others.
As a former teacher, I’ve always been passionate
about education. I’ve taught more than 300 green
building workshops across the globe through
organisations such as the USGBC, AIA and the
Stanford Graduate School of Business. Education
provides an excellent opportunity to get Cushman
& Wakefield in front of potential clients and to
provide thought leadership in industry.
Notable industry achievement:
•
First WELL AP & WELL Faculty in all of Cushman
& Wakefield.
•
Consulted on Google’s Real Estate & Workplace
Services headquarters.
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Presented at CoreNet annual Summit four years
on a row.
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Participated in 2013 and 2014 World Economic
Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Taught full-day green building training in Bogota,
Colombia all in Spanish.
•
Volunteered in remote mountains of Central
America for one year through Harvard-based
non-profit.
What’s something you’re most proud of?
•
Building a sustainability & wellness practice from
the ground-up, building out a great team.
•
Lecturing at Stanford, Berkeley, and Wharton
business schools.
•
Taking one year off from industry to volunteer
through WorldTeach a Harvard-based non-profit
focused on providing training and opportunity to
underserved areas.
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Related to the above, completing a miniature
documentary film on a coffee farming family
in Costa Rica with the purpose of connecting
grower, roaster and consumer.
Alex presenting at the
Wharton Business School.
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