Davis Bookhart

Director, Office of Sustainability
Johns Hopkins University

Davis Bookhart was hired in 2006 to create and direct the Sustainability Initiative at Johns Hopkins University. Bookhart's charge is to develop and facilitate projects that reduce the negative environmental impacts of the University; integrate students and faculty into each project to the greatest extent possible; and promote sustainability through collaboration between divisions and involvement in the larger Baltimore community. Bookhart is also chair of the Johns Hopkins Sustainability Committee, a 16-member group convened by President William R. Brody to boost the university's environmental profile.