Lindsay Baker
CEO, International Living Institute
About Me
Lindsay Baker is a movement leader, speaker, author, and podcast host working nationally and internationally to transform the building industry for a regenerative future. As CEO of the International Living Future Institute, Lindsay advocates for a world where everyone lives in buildings that are safe, healthy, decarbonized, and affordable.
A lifelong environmentalist and building scientist, Lindsay has spent her career leading and scaling impactful initiatives, partnerships, and programs across sectors. She was a senior fellow at RMI, taught at UC Berkeley, and serves as a board member and advisor to numerous nonprofits and climate tech startups, including the Clean Fight and SPUR.
Prior to joining the institute, Lindsay served as global head of Sustainability and Impact at WeWork, co-founded successful smart-buildings startup Comfy, worked with Google’s real estate sustainability team, and was a building science researcher at the UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment. Her career began at the US Green Building Council developing early standards for the LEED rating system.