Nina Albert is the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service at the General Services Administration (GSA). Appointed to the role by President Biden’s Administration, she leads the agency responsible for construction and maintenance of 370 million square feet portfolio nationwide. In this role, she controls workspace for 1.1 million federal employees and preserves more than 500 historic properties, the agency and its staff also serve as thought leaders in the areas of real estate, sustainability, economic development, workforce issues and more.

Linda Toth is an Associate in Arup’s Washington, DC office where she leads the Climate and Sustainability team. Her multi-disciplinary background lends to diverse thinking in her project management roles to drive sustainable outcomes on projects ranging from net zero energy buildings to climate action plans. She brings technical knowledge of the built environment impacts on planetary systems and our communities while analyzing with a fiscal perspective.  She is well versed in carbon accounting and GHG reporting protocols, progressive energy and green building codes, operational and embodied carbon management practices and guiding projects through innovative thought leadership and decision-making exercises. Linda also is Arup’s Americas Region Sustainable Development Manager. Within this role, she is responsible for the organizational management to transform Arup’s portfolio of work, oversee the regional net zero carbon action planning and annual GHG reporting, and upskilling all internal members to speak climate.

Genevieve Hanson has spent over 13 years overseeing real estate transactions and assets valued over $6 Billion, including activities such as planning, entitlements, design, construction and disposition. In addition, Genevieve has more than 10 years’ experience as a strategy and operations consultant performing process re-engineering, developing business cases, creating financial models and managing organizational change. Currently at Ernst & Young, Genevieve leads a real estate practice focused on servicing local, state and federal government and education clients. She supports leaders in making more informed decisions about their real estate portfolios, including strategies to reduce costs, create operational efficiencies and monetize assets. Previously, she oversaw real estate strategy and operational engagements, including portfolio optimization, space planning, acquisitions and dispositions and technology for Concourse Federal Group. As an Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Genevieve led the Real Estate and Supply Chain Portfolio and Sustainability Program, which comprised of 15 P&Ls, totaling over $100M in annual revenue. With the support of over 240 employees and contractors, she oversaw HHS’ supply chain operations and policy formulation for over 54 Million sqft. of real estate assets, in the areas of facilities operations and maintenance, capital planning, leasing, design, construction, disposal and sustainability. While at U.S. General Services Administration and the District of Columbia’s Deputy Mayor’s Office for Planning and Economic Development, Genevieve managed the strategy, solicitation and deal structure for multiple real estate acquisitions and dispositions for properties, ranging from 1 to 110-acres. Also, Genevieve worked as a strategy, operations and business process re-engineering consultant for Booz-Allen Hamilton and Computer Science Corporation, designing and implementing business models and organizational improvement plans in strategy, structure, processes, technology, human capital and performance measures for public and private sector clients. Genevieve earned a B.A. in International Relations from the College of William and Mary and an MBA in Economic, Finance and Strategy from the University of Chicago. In her free time, she enjoys tennis, skiing, travel, cuisine and reading.

Minjia Yang is the Vice President of Investing for Health at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) where she leads efforts to elevate the meaning of health, wellbeing and equity to organizations, communities and capital markets at scale. Minjia brings her interdisciplinary background in law, economics, finance and insights of global markets to partnership building, corporate strategy, sustainable finance, policy advocacy and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Prior to joining IWBI, Minjia worked with Delos, a wellness technology company, to establish over 10 subsidiaries and joint ventures in Asia as well as the first venture capital fund focusing on wellness technology for the built environment. Minjia has extensive professional experience across public, private and nonprofit sectors in Asia, Africa and North America. She worked with Inter-American Development Bank, Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, social enterprises in Lesotho, nonprofit organizations in Haiti, Malaysia Prime Minister’s office and consulting firms in Asia. The projects she led and consulted on range from financial inclusion, healthcare, and education to environmental protection and sustainable technology for underserved communities. Minjia holds her Bachelor of Laws degree from Sun Yat-sen University in China. She was elected as a Chinese youth representative to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) and also as a W. T. Chan Fellow to participate in the Social Entrepreneurship Program at University of California in Los Angeles. Minjia received the Master of Public Administration degree with a concentration on economics and finance from Cornell University.