Jared Blumenfeld

Jared Blumenfeld is a national climate leader with a track record of delivering results for frontline and underserved communities. As the inaugural president of Waverley Street Foundation, Jared champions actions that support the groundbreaking work being done in communities across the globe to urgently reduce carbon pollution.

Jared most recently served as California’s Environmental Protection Secretary, overseeing the state’s efforts to fight climate change, protect air and water quality, regulate pesticides and toxic substances, achieve the state’s recycling and waste reduction goals, and advance environmental justice.

Prior to his leadership at CalEPA, Blumenfeld served as Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Pacific Southwest, which covers Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands and 148 tribal nations. Jared hiked from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail, hosted an environmental podcast Podship Earth, has worked in China, India, Europe, Africa, and the Americas to protect more than 8 million acres of wildlife habitat. Blumenfeld served as Director of San Francisco’s Department of Environment. During his tenure San Francisco was named “the most sustainable city in the nation.”