Senior Sustainability Advisor, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center®, Hackensack-Meridian Health
Kyle Tafuri, senior sustainability advisor at The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center®, Hackensack-Meridian Health, leads the development and management of corporate Sustainability for the health network and ensures they are creating a healthier environment for patients, team members and the community. Kyle has been heading Sustainability at HackensackUMC since 2012. HackensackUMC has been recognized by Practice Greenhealth three years in a row (2014, 2015, 2016) as a Top 25 Green Hospital. Kyle sits on a number of industry councils and advisory boards including, Health Care Without Harm Climate Council, the Safer Chemicals Market Transformation Group, the Healthier Foods Market Transformation Group and others. Kyle has been named one of the 30 under 30 people to watch in sustainable business by GreenBiz Group, a leading media and events company in corporate sustainability. Kyle received his Masters in Sustainability Studies from Ramapo College in New Jersey and his Bachelors in Science of Business Administration from Boston University.