Russ Stark

City of Saint Paul

Chief Resilience Officer

Russ Stark is the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Saint Paul working in Mayor Melvin Carter’s Office. Previously, Russ Served for 10 years on the Saint Paul City Council including three years as Council President. Prior to his public service, he worked at nonprofits focused on community development, environmental advocacy, and improved transportation options, including early planning for what is now the Green Line LRT. Russ has a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Swarthmore College and a Master’s of Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Smart City - Smart North. Session 3: Building Smarter Sustainable Communities and Cities

Google 3

Entrepreneurship Technology Healthcare Education & Training Investing Sustainability Impact Smart Reopening Smart City Smart Building Smart Energy

Tracy Nordstrom

Towerside Innovation District, President

Russ Stark

City of Saint Paul, Chief Resilience Officer

Kim Havey

City of Minneapolis, Director of Sustainability

Nina Axelson

Ever-Green Energy, Vice President of Sustainability and Outreach

Deepinder Singh

75f, CEO

Ben Wallace

Minify Energy, Co-founder & Building Solutions Consultant

The Twin Cities have come together to build smart and sustainable collaboration centers to foster entrepreneurial-ism and innovation around energy solutions that deliver resiliency, minimize climate impact and assure healthy sustainable working environments. Join entrepreneurs and sustainability leaders from the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as they share how their city plans, development and implementation have leveraged smart, sustainable technologies for climate and human livelihood.