David Gottfried is widely recognized as a founder of the global green building movement, having launched both the U.S. Green Building Council and the World Green Building Council, which now include Green Building Councils in more than 85 countries. His work has helped drive billions of square feet of certified green buildings worldwide and has influenced sustainability policy, design, and practice across six continents. He is the Founder and CEO of Regen360; the author of Explosion Green—winner of multiple Indie Book Awards and widely praised for its contribution to sustainability—and the host of the Regen360 podcast. He holds a degree in Engineering and Resource Management from Stanford University, where he has lectured for three decades. He lives in Lafayette, California.