ESG Forum
Susanne DesRoches
Vice President, Clean and Resilient Buildings
Chief Executive Officer
Susanne is currently Vice President of Clean and Resilient Buildings at New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA). She was previously the sustainable design manager for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, responsible for agency-wide sustainable design efforts and technical reviews for
sustainable design efforts, including the World Trade Center and LaGuardia Airport. She also serves as the Port Authority engineering department’s representative on the
New York State Climate Action Council and New York City Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability’s Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. Susanne earned
a bachelor’s in industrial design from the Pratt Institute and an MPA in Environmental Science & Policy from Columbia University.