ESG Forum
Dru Crawley
Bentley Systems
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Crawley is a Bentley Fellow and Director of Building Performance Research with Bentley Systems Inc., focusing on building performance, decarbonization, zero-energy buildings, sustainability, and digital twins. With more than 45 years of experience in
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability, he has worked in engineering
software, government research and standards development organizations, and
building design and energy consulting companies. A registered architect, he received a
PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland
and holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Crawley has published more than 125 papers and articles, testified before the U.S.
Congress, lectured at more than 45 universities, and made more than 500
presentations on energy efficiency, sustainability, and digital twins throughout the world.