Deric Gruen

Deric Gruen, Sightline fellow, is a sustainability utility hitter with a focus on research, communications, and project leadership tackling issues of equity, environment and the economy.  He was the first Sustainability Director for Bellevue College where he led initiatives in resource conservation and transportation, curriculum and community leadership. He is a member of the transatlantic Emerging Leaders in Energy and Environmental Policy Network and founded Critical Mass Beirut while on an international travel fellowship. Deric received his M.P.A from the UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance and B.A. from CU Boulder. He is an aging legend of the Greenlake basketball court in Seattle where you still might catch him on a sunny day.