Cecil Scheib returned to NYU as Chief Sustainability Officer in 2018 after five years as Chief Program Officer at Urban Green Council and Managing Director of the Building Resiliency Task Force for the City of New York.
As Director of Energy and Sustainability at NYU from 2007 to 2012, Cecil was intimately involved in guiding NYU towards environmental excellence, leading efforts related to the co-gen plant, the Green Grants Program, 30% emissions reductions, greater solid waste diversion rates, weaving sustainability into our procurement, and drafting NYU’s Climate Action Plan.
Cecil co-founded Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, is a New York State licensed professional engineer, and is a Certified Energy Manager and LEED-accredited professional.
Cecil serves on the Urban Green Council’s board of directors and earned a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.