2025 Class of LEED Fellows Announcement
Announcing the 2025 Class of LEED Fellows
Our Principal Daniel A. Huard, LEED Fellow, WELL Faculty, PMP whom also happens to be the 2025 LEED Fellow Evaluation Committee Executive Board Global Chairperson would like to share on October 15th, 2025 the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI),provided a post as well as a Press Release to Announce and Celebrate the 2025 Class of LEED Fellows, Thanks to Deisy Verdinez for the following excerpt of the post found here Green Business Certification Inc. Celebrates the 2025 Class of LEED Fellows
Green Business Certification Inc. Celebrates the 2025 Class of LEED Fellows
Deisy Verdinez Photo credit:©️ Moshe Zusman
Sustainability leaders from around the globe selected to receive the highest recognition for green building professionals
Oct. 15, 2025 (WASHINGTON) – Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally, has announced the 2025 class of LEED Fellows. Twenty-three professionals from around the world are being recognized for their mastery of LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system, and exceptional work in advancing green building practices.
This year’s class includes professionals in the built environment representing 10 countries and territories from Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. They include consultants, architects, real estate developers, and professionals in construction. The LEED Fellow distinction is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated expert-level technical knowledge and a history of exemplary leadership, commitment and service over a minimum of 10 years as a LEED professional.
“LEED Fellows are distinguished and accomplished green building professionals who have demonstrated a commitment to LEED and green building,” said Peter Templeton, president and CEO, GBCI and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). “The 23 LEED Fellows who will be recognized at this year’s Greenbuild are distinguished leaders whose work is shaping a more sustainable built environment for communities across the globe.”
The 2025 Class of LEED Fellows includes:
| 2025 LEED Fellow | Company / Affiliation |
| Umesh Atre | Parkhill |
| Julio Carrillo | Parkhill |
| Tiexin Chen | Colliers China |
| Caterina Chippari | OTEC |
| Tanya Eagle | JLL |
| Efrie Escott | Schneider Electric |
| João Marcello Gomes Pinto | SUSTENTECH |
| Anshul Gujarathi | Eco Solutions |
| Hoda Ibrahim | Saudi Diyar Consultants |
| Anica Landreneau | HOK |
| Erin Lauer | Project Pivot, LLC |
| Fin MacDonald | Urban Equation |
| Krithikha Muthukrishnan | Green Sketch Consultants |
| Anand Parthasarathy | BranchPattern |
| Sanyog Rathod | Sol design + consulting |
| Helen Rubinstein | Cosentini Associates LLP |
| Ryan Schwabenbauer | St. John Properties, Inc. |
| Andrés Schwarz | Green Certification Consultants |
| Federico Steinvorth | SPHERA Sustainability Consulting |
| Juan Carlos Valenzuela | W502 Arquitectura |
| Allison Wilson | Ayers Saint Gross |
| Iping Yang | TAIPEI 101 Tower |
| Huan Yao | TREND |
LEED credentials enable professionals to learn the principles of the LEED rating system and their applicability to projects. They also provide opportunities for continued education on new technologies, innovative solutions and evolving demands. With more than 203,000 LEED credential holders worldwide, the program creates a large international network of professionals to share best practices and opportunities.
Candidates for LEED Fellow are nominated by their peers and undergo an extensive review by a committee comprised of current LEED Fellows, which recommends finalists to the GBCI Board of Directors. Candidates must demonstrate expert-level technical proficiency, as well as exceptional impact in education and mentoring, leadership, commitment and service, and advocacy over a minimum of 10 years as a LEED professional.
The 2025 LEED Fellows will be recognized in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the USGBC Leadership Awards Celebration held in conjunction with the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the largest gathering of green building industry leaders and experts. To explore further opportunities for professional credentials in green building, visit the LEED Professional Credentials page.