Sara Schoen is a career-long real estate ESG professional who advises companies and investors on ESG strategy, implementation, and investor relations to create long-term value. Her 15 years of experience include leading ESG for Clarion Partners, where she integrated ESG analysis into internal due diligence and business planning processes and managed all ESG reporting. She also established First Potomac Realty Trust’s (NYSE: FPO) energy and sustainability department, reducing the firm’s total annual energy spend by 10% in three years. Sara’s in-company experience affords her an intimate understanding of how ESG initiatives play out on the ground and she brings strong vision regarding how to maximize ESG efficiency and effectiveness. She has also worked at the U.S. Department of Energy on the commercial real estate segment of the Obama Administration’s 13-billion-square-foot Better Buildings Initiative as well as at the U.S. Green Building Council on LEED technical development. Sara is passionate about results-focused sustainability integration that efficiently delivers financial and societal returns. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland and a M.S. in Energy Policy and Climate from Johns Hopkins University.