Rick Fedrizzi
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and well being through sustainable design, has announced that USGBC CEO and founding Chairman Rick Fedrizzi is joining IWBI as CEO and chairman of its board of directors on Nov. 4, 2016. IWBI certifies buildings under the WELL Building Standard, an evidence-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring the performance of building features that impact health and well-being. Fedrizzi became the CEO of USGBC in 2003 and gave the company a year and half in advance to find to find a qualified replacement. He currently heads a staff of 260 people and will be 62 when he transitions to IWBI.