Before joining Realdania, he was CEO of KAB, a large Danish non-profit social housing association, from 1996-2013. He resigned from the Supervisory Board on 4 June 2013, when becoming CEO of Realdania. Nygård joined the Supervisory Board of Realdania in 2003 and was elected chairman in 2009. He is Chairman of Realdania By & Byg and Bolius, Vice Chairman of Fondenes Videncenter (Danish Foundations’ Knowledge Center) and board member of C40 Cities, Danish Architecture Center, Fonden for Socialt Ansvar (Federation for Social Responsibility) and Brøndbyernes I.F. Mr. Nygård obtained an MSc in Public Administration from Roskilde Universitetscenter in 1989. Bloomberg also serves as a Co-Chair of Risky Business, an organization that is quantifying the economic risks American businesses face from climate change.

This builds on his role as president of the board of the C40 Climate Leadership Group, a network of megacities working to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. In that role, Bloomberg works to highlight the climate work cities are doing and the critical role mayors can play in helping nations create ambitious carbon reduction commitments. In 2014, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appointed Bloomberg Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change. Bloomberg is the founder of the global financial data services and media company, Bloomberg LP.īetween 20, he served as Mayor of New York City and reduced the city’s carbon footprint by 19 percent, revitalized the waterfront, implemented ambitious public health and anti-poverty programs, expanded support for arts and culture, and increased graduation rates and private sector job numbers to record highs.Īs a philanthropist, Bloomberg has given over $3.3 billion in support of education, public health, government innovation, the arts, and the environment.

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