2026
Champion of Energy Equity:
Anand Natarajan currently serves as the Assistant Director for the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability in the City of Cleveland, leading subject matter experts and program managers in the built environment, circular economy and nature-based solutions, grants management and education and outreach. Anand served as the city’s Energy Program Manager for 13 years, has extensive project and program management experience in the government, for-profit, and non-profit and sectors, and has achieved a number of professional milestones, including the following: Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED-AP (O&M) certified, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), MBA with an emphasis on Sustainability, Organization Development and Non-profit Management, master's degrees in systems science (Computer Science) and Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).