Speaker Info

Kira Gould
Principal / Founder, Kira Gould CONNECT

Kira Gould, Allied AIA, LEED AP, is a writer, strategist, and convener dedicated to elevating design leadership, climate action, and climate justice. Through Kira Gould CONNECT, she advises building sector clients about storytelling and knowledge leadership. Previously, she directed communications for William McDonough + Partners and Gould Evans and served as Managing Editor at Metropolis magazine. She co-authored Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design (2007), and today is co-host of the Design the Future podcast for the Acuity Brands Women in Sustainability platform. Kira serves on the AIA Committee on the Environment national Advisory Group and was its chair in 2007.