Vanessa Keitges
President & CEO @Columbia Green Technologies
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President & CEO @Columbia Green Technologies
Columbia Green Technologies is a global leader in the green roof market industry, which that is forecasted to be a $13.7 billion dollar industry by 2026 according to Expert Market Research. We are committed to providing green roofs and green amenity spaces to assist with the impact of the ever-changing climate, while promoting sustainability and wellness, thus supporting building owners and their investors with positive returns on their long-term ESG investments.In addition to the financial benefits of green roofs, they also bring nature back into the building environment and help with health and wellness. Our green roof systems and amenity deck products can be applied to both new and existing commercial and residential buildings. Our products are made in the USA, meet LEED V4 and are Living Building Challenge Declare labeled. We are committed to creating a positive environmental and social impact by building vibrant healthy cities for people to live, work and play.
EDUCATION
Oregon State University
BA, Philosophy
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ABOUT VANESSA KEITGES
Vanessa Keitges is President and CEO of Columbia Green Technologies, a global leader in the green roof market industry. Her focus is to provide green roofs and green amenity spaces a nature-based solution to assist with the impact of the ever-changing climate while promoting sustainability and wellness, thus supporting building owners and cities with building resilient communities for the future. Her focus is to ensure positive returns on building owners long-term ESG investments with their portfolio. Her and her team are committed to creating a positive environmental and social impact by building vibrant, resilient cities and replacing aging infrastructure with green infrastructure.In addition to her work with Columbia Green Technologies she has served in numerous executive positions, where she has managed rapid growth; both domestically and internationally. Columbia Green is currently experiencing significant growth under her leadership with over 2,500+ green roof installs and offices Coast to Coast.In the fall of 2013 Vanessa was appointed to President Obama’s Export Council to represent the interest of small businesses and the green building industry. She sat on the President’s Export Council and reported to President Obama for 4 years with 26 other CEO\'s; including CEO of Boeing, Ford, Marriott, Disney, Dow Chemicals, IBM, E-bay, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Pfizer, etc. Vanessa was a speaker at SXSW, nominated as top “40 under 40″ executives in Oregon and mentioned as a top woman in technology to invest in by Forbes eblog,\"New to Export\" award by US Department of Commerce in 2011, Portland Business Journal\'s #13 Fastest Growing Company in Oregon in 2014.Columbia Green Technologies is a market leader in stormwater management & the green infrastructure industry. We offer affordable technologies that help reduce costly tanks in the ground, by using our vegetated assemblies, bio-retention planters, lightweight media, solarized green roof systems, blue roof detention systems, pavers, pedestals, and custom metal planters for amenity deck and courtyards. This allows us to help our clients meet stormwater requirements, low impact development, green building standards, wellness criteria and stormwater management mandates.We are committed to creating a positive environmental and social impact by building vibrant, resilient cities and replacing aging infrastructure with green infrastructure. She/He provides impeccable customer support from the early design stage to the installation of our products.
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