Mahesh Ramanujam
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced that Mahesh Ramanujam has completed the transition into his new role as president and CEO of USGBC, effective Nov. 4, 2016. During his time there, he will also serve as president and CEO of USGBC’s sister organization, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). Formerly USGBC’s COO, Ramanujam takes on the position after Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC’s founding chair who had plans to leave USGBC at the end of 2016. Prior to joining USGBC, Ramanujam was COO for Morrisville, N.C.-based Emergys. Prior to that, he was a consultant to Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM.