Calvin Gladney

About Calvin Gladney

Calvin Gladney, LEED® AP, is a senior executive with 20+ years of leadership experience…

Experience

1. President and CEO

   Smart Growth America

   Apr 2018 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Provide strategic, mission-driven leadership for ~30-person, national non-profit that works around the country to make land use more sustainable, and create more thriving communities with the housing, economic development and transportation options residents need.• The SGA corporate family includes three in-house national membership-based associations - LOCUS (national coalition of triple bottom line real estate developers), the National Complete Streets Coalition and Transportation for America.• Increase number, size and type of funders, and raise the national profile of the organization.• Clarify and crystallize company mission, and overhaul organizational structure for more effective operations and management• Expand strategic focus and programmatic portfolio of the organization, including envisioning and helping to launch SGA’s national Center for Zoning Solutions, which was funded by a new 7-figure philanthropic grant.

Education

• Cornell University

  B.S.

  1990 — 1994

• Harvard Law School

  J.D., cum laude

  1994 — 1997

Skills

• Public/Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Economics
• Urban Planning
• Real Estate
• Strategic Planning
• Workshop Facilitation
• Strategy
• Mixed-Use
• Motivational Speaking
• Investments
• Affordable Housing
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Leadership
• Economic Development
• Real Estate Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Redevelopment
• Public Speaking