Laurie Schoeman

Schoeman is a deeply committed multi-sector climate risk reduction leader with 20 years of experience working in affordable housing, climate finance, community and economic development, equity and environmental justice, and federal and local policy to build the resilience of communities across the nation. Schoeman is a nationally known practitioner and intermediary recognized for her keen ability to drive complex problems into tangible outputs to accelerate climate-safe and adaptive communities. Laurie was recently the Senior Advisor on Housing at the White House Domestic Policy Council, and the Senior Advisor for Climate Resilience at the Council for Environmental Quality. Prior to joining the White house, Laurie Schoeman as the Director of Climate and Sustainability for Enterprise Community Partners Capital Division where she created RAMP–a Housing Risk Reduction and Resileince Program for Affordable Housing investments across the nation.

Laurie has led leading-edge local, state and federal efforts to promote climate risk reduction, including the passage of the nation’s first utility-sponsored environmental justice policy in San Francisco; the construction of the nation’s first off-grid environmental justice learning center in California; and the publication of a series on Climate Resilient Housing which has led to close to $250M of investment into housing resilience. Schoeman has an MUP. from Hunter College and a BA from Smith College.

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