The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Angelo Petrillo as chief growth officer, as well as two new expert appointments, John Law and Paul Mathew.
Petrillo assumes a leadership role responsible for developing and executing growth strategies, providing greater access to green building solutions and accelerating market transformation efforts. Petrillo led business divisions across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He will play a key role in driving the next phase of growth for USGBC and Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI), leading teams responsible for customer experience, fund development, global market development and sales, marketing, membership and policy.
“Increasing global engagement and adoption of green building practices is central to USGBC’s mission and paramount to addressing the mounting challenges facing our climate and communities,” says Peter Templeton, president and CEO at USGBC. “[Petrillo] brings invaluable experience to USGBC to expand both the reach and impact of our work by effectively growing, serving and empowering the global green building community.”
John Law, previously with the City of Chicago, joins USGBC as director of technical development, bringing applied expertise in climate resilience, sustainability, urban planning, and equitable community development. John will develop updates to the LEED for Cities and Communities program and advance how USGBC measures sustainability beyond buildings.
Paul Mathew, former department head of whole building systems at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and U.S. Presidential Award recipient, has joined USGBC as a senior fellow, bringing unparalleled expertise in building energy efficiency and decarbonization. Mathew will advance USGBC’s initiatives in sustainable finance and strategies to drive performance improvements across large portfolios of buildings.
“We are excited to welcome [Mathew] and [Law] to our team,” says Sarah Zaleski, chief products officer at USGBC. “Their wealth of technical knowledge and market experience provides our organization with expert insights and perspectives needed to advance industry leadership. With the launch of LEED v5 and our upcoming portfolio offerings, their contributions will be instrumental in steering USGBC towards continued innovation and excellence to transform the built environment.
