Susan Israel

As an architect, artist, social entrepreneur and change agent, in 2008 Susan made a leap to do something more for our climate. What would motivate other people to do more as well? Something inspiring and visible. What was preventing people from acting? Fear, and lack of belief that their actions matter.  She founded Climate Creatives to use art and design to engage people because data alone doesn’t do it: behavioral change begins with an emotional commitment. Prior, Susan practiced architecture at Graham Gund Associates, Moshe Safdie Architects and others before founding her own firm. She participates in the Clean Tech Open NE as a Mentor, on the Friends of UN World Oceans Day planning group, and as a Harvard alumni leader, including as an HAA Board of Directors member (emeritus), Class Chair, and a Founder of Harvard Alumni for Climate and Environment (HACE) and is available for public speaking. She attended Harvard College and Harvard Graduate School of Design.