Until just over a decade ago, there was no such thing as a Sustainability Director or
Chief Resilience Officer for cities. Now, cities feel incomplete without them. What are
these jobs and why are they so essential to achieving urban sustainability goals? We
pose these questions to our guests, Melanie Nutter, former Director of San Francisco’s
Department of Environment, and Susie Strife, Director of the Office of Sustainability,
Climate Action and Resilience for Boulder County, Colorado.