Judges

Four judges select a winner after reviewing finalist video interviews, faculty scores and supplemental materials from nominators.

nicolas berggruen
Nicolas Berggruen

Chairman of Berggruen Holdings
wendy schmidt
Wendy Schmidt

President of The Schmidt Family Foundation
kathryn sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan

Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere

Nominators

Twenty nominators from around the world, selected for their own creativity and contributions in the environmental arena, each submit one candidate for the award.

david biello
David Biello

Science Curator for TED
karl burkart
Karl Burkart

Director of Innovation, Media & Technology at The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
jaime carlson
Jaime Carlson

Executive Vice President of Operations of Cypress Creek Renewables
crystal hayling
Crystal Hayling

Managing Director of Aspen Environment Leadership Program
amy hunter
Amy Hunter

Global Head of Sustainability at BlackRock
andy karsner
Andy Karsner

Managing Partner of Emerson Collective
shlomy kattan
Shlomy Kattan

Executive Director at XPRIZE Foundation
emma marris
Emma Marris

Science Writer for National Geographic and New York Times

steve mccormick
Steve McCormick

Co-founder and CEO of The Earth Genome
kelly chapman meyer
Kelly Chapman Meyer

Trustee of the National Resources Defense Council
adán ortega
Adán Ortega

Principal of Ortega Strategies Group

ted richane
Ted Richane

Director of Engagement and Impact at Vulcan Productions
mary ruckelshaus
Mary Ruckelshaus

Director of Natural Capital Project
david skelly
David Skelly

Director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
ami vitale
Ami Vitale

Writer, Photographer and Filmmaker for National Geographic
steve westly
Steve Westly

Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group

Faculty Committee

A committee of 12 UCLA faculty representing a wide range of disciplines and fields evaluate each candidate.

alan barreca
Alan Barreca

Associate Professor at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
william boyd
William Boyd

Professor of Law
holly buck
Holly Buck

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

charles corbett
Charles Corbett

Professor at Anderson School of Management
kian goh
Kian Goh

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning
nurit katz
Nurit Katz

Chief Sustainability Officer at UCLA
liz koslov
Liz Koslov

Assistant Professor at Urban Planning & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
karen aline mckinnon
Karen Aline McKinnon

Assistant Professor at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

rebeca méndez
Rebeca Méndez

Professor at Design & Media Arts

kevin njabo
Kevin Njabo

Africa Director and Assistant for Center for Tropical Research
v. kelly turner
V. Kelly Turner

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning

yifang zhu
Yifang Zhu

Associate Director of Center for Clean Air