Pat Sapinsley is currently an Advisor to and was formerly the Managing Director of Cleantech Initiatives at the Urban Future Lab / ACRE at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She was a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome in the Spring of 2024 and a Visiting Scholar at NYU Tandon.
A LEED AP architect, Pat holds a Master’s in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and has served on their Alumni Council. She is an Advisor at RA Capital/Planetary and at Helix Earth. She is past Co-Chair of the Committee on the Environment of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the Board of Building Energy Exchange, a board member of the Center for Zero Design Waste, a frequent lecturer and industry panelist, and an active member of the U.S. Green Building Council and Urban Green. Prior to joining UFL/ACRE, Pat worked in venture capital at Good Energies and consulted with startups in the building energy efficiency space. She was CEO of Watt Not, an LED lighting consultancy, and Build Efficiently, LLC. As a Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, she assisted in translating biologically-inspired technologies into commercial products. She brings two decades of experience in the climate tech industry, connecting startups to sources of funding, customers, and business mentors.
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