01 March 2023 – Resilience Rising is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Lewis, PE, JD to the Board of Directors.
Tom Lewis is a national and international consultant and business leader who advises global organizations promoting sustainable and resilient infrastructure and technologies, environmental stewardship, emergency management, disaster preparedness and recovery, and climate adaptation and mitigation. Across his career he has worked with private sector organizations, governmental organizations, and non-profit/non-governmental organizations in various capacities.
Tom’s participation in Resilience Rising’s Board of Directors will support the growth of the organization and enable further collaboration within the Engineering community of practice in particular.
“In this phase of my professional career when I am most interested in being a positive global change agent and force multiplier, I am particularly proud to be joining the Resilience Rising Board of Directors with its global consortium of NGOs and initiatives focused on connecting communities of practice and rapidly advancing scalable resilience and sustainability solutions worldwide.”
Tom brings more than 35 years of experience, including serving in senior corporate executive positions for more than a decade and serving on a variety of organizational and advisory boards and committees. This specifically includes the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilience First, the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Sustainability Advisory Board, and the Disaster Recovery Contractors Association.