Calvin Gladney

Calvin Gladney, LEED AP, is President and CEO of Smart Growth America (SGA), and has led community revitalization efforts in dozens of communities around the country as a private consultant, a real estate developer and as a government official. His work over the last 15 years has focused on the intersection of land use, transportation, and economic development – all of which are important in addressing the climate crisis, and longstanding racial equity issues. Prior to SGA, he was Managing Partner of Mosaic Urban, a real estate advisory services and development firm. In 2017, Mr. Gladney was the Urban Land Institute’s Senior Visiting Fellow for Equity. Before establishing Mosaic, he served as VP of the Anacostia Waterfront Corp., a quasi-public agency focused on environmentally-friendly redevelopment.