Roy Wright
President & CEO, IBHS

Roy Wright joined IBHS in 2018 with more than 20 years of experience in insurance, risk management, mitigation, and resilience planning. Convinced that the continuing cycle of human suffering that strikes families and communities in the wake of severe weather can be broken, Wright leads a team of scientists and risk communicators who deliver strategies to build safer and stronger homes and businesses. IBHS’s real-world impact enables the insurance industry and affected property owners to prevent avoidable losses.

Wright joined IBHS from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) where he served as the Chief Executive of the National Flood Insurance Program, led the agency’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, and directed the resilience programs addressing earthquake, fire, flood, and wind risks. In these roles, he guided several programs that promote a risk-conscious culture, enable faster disaster recovery, and address long-term vulnerabilities to life, property, and well-being in communities across the United States. Prior to joining FEMA in 2007, Wright worked in public and private sector roles with Coray Gurnitz Strategy Consulting and the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Wright earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Azusa Pacific University and a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University.

Jody Holton
Assistant General Manager for Planning & Strategic Initiatives at SEPTA

JODY HOLTON, Assistant General Manager for Planning & Strategic Initiatives at SEPTA. She has over 20 years of experience in community and transportation planning in the Philadelphia region, working closely with municipalities, developers, and public agencies to achieve their vision for the built environment. She chairs the State Transportation Advisory Commission and serves on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Board. Prior to joining SEPTA, Holton was the Executive Director of the Montgomery County Planning Commission and has worked at the consulting firms of KSK, Inc. and URS Corporation. She has a BA in Geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a certificate in Real Estate Development from the Urban Land Institute, and is a certified planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners. Holton lives in Narberth, PA with her husband and two kids.

Nancy Sutley
Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

NANCY H. SUTLEY, Senior Assistant General Manager of External and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer. Sutley was named Chief Sustainability Officer in 2014 and assumed the role of Senior Assistant General Manager of External and Regulatory Affairs in October 2019. Prior to joining the Department, Sutley served as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Under her leadership, the Council played a central role in shepherding the Obama Administration’s signature environmental projects and was one of the chief architects of President Obama’s 2013 Climate Action Plan. Sutley has an extensive background in public service that includes posts as Deputy Mayor for Energy and Environment for the City of Los Angeles, Board Member of the Metropolitan Water District, Member of the California State Water Resources Control Board, Energy Advisor for California Governor Gray Davis, Deputy Secretary for Policy and Intergovernmental Relations at the California Environmental Protection Agency, and Senior Policy Advisor for the United States Environmental Protection Agency during the Clinton Administration. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard University.

Aaron C. Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Energy & Environmental Building Alliance

Aaron Smith is the CEO of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) which represents a community of over 50,000 builders and their stakeholders across North America that are truly the early adopters and innovators in driving sustainable transformation of the homebuilding industry.

Smith has over 25 years experience in home construction, building products, sustainability and non-profit board leadership. He has worked for companies including Kohler, Uponor and ASSA ABLOY as well as startups in Silicon Valley and his own building and remodeling company.

He previously served on non-profit Boards for Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC), CT Sustainable Business Council, and co-founded the CT Collaborative – Living Building Challenge.

Smith completed his undergraduate studies at West Point and St. Could State University and is a 2016 graduate of the Yale University MBA program with a focus on Sustainability.

Nancy Novak
Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters

With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Nancy Novak brings extensive expertise in oversight and responsibility for profit and loss. In her current role as Chief Innovation Officer for Compass Datacenters, Novak's focus is cutting edge technology, lean practices, and innovative culture through diversity of thought to add value, improve return on investment, and disrupt the construction industry. Prior to joining Compass Datacenters, Novak was National Vice President of Operations for Balfour Beatty Construction. At Balfour Beatty, Novak was a key resource in assessing and strengthening the company’s ability to scale knowledge and bring national consistency to strong, existing operating standards. Previously, her 20 year career as an Operations Executive with Hensel Phelps Construction Company gave her the expertise needed to build complex projects efficiently. Novak is heavily involved in organizations that lead the way for technology advancement in the construction industry, and she is an advocate for women’s leadership. Her passion for advancing women in business occurs through organizations like iMasons, Women for Women International, The National Woman’s Party in Washington DC, Women in Government Relations (WGR), Women Construction Owners and Executives (WCOE), the World Trade Center (WTCI), Fortune Media Most Powerful Women, and Above Glass Ceilings LLC.