Josh Sawislak Email & Phone Number

Worldwide, Oo

I'm a Managing Director in Deloitte Consulting LLP's Government & Public Service practice where I help lead an effort providing best-in-class sustainability and climate adaptation support to clients across the firm. I support our public sector clients, commercial clients, and our global work on sustainability and climate change adaptation. I am also a Dean of our Deloitte/MIT Sustainability accelerator.

Boston, Ma, Us

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Boca Raton, Fl, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Josh Sawislak is a Senior Advisor to the American Flood Coalition, where he helps to inform the strategy of the Coalition by leveraging his expertise in climate and disaster resilience and sustainable development.

Washington, D.C., Us

I served as an appointee within the Biden-Harris Admininstration on a short term (120 day) assignment to help the General Services Administration implement Presidential executive actions.

I served as a member of the Agency Review Team for the U.S. General Services Admininstration (GSA) and also supported several policy working groups within the Presidential transition effort.

I served on the Board of Directors of this organization dedicated to recruiting, training, and managing evacuation volunteers (evacuteers) who assist with New Orleans’ public evacuation option called the City Assisted Evacuation Plan (CAEP).

Arlington, Virginia, Us

The HIVE community transforms housing with conversation to inspire creativity, higher performance and better solutions in design, finance, demographics, business management and products. Join the brightest minds to share forward-looking ideas, inspirations and inventions touching every aspect of housing.

Berkeley, California, Us

I served as a strategic advisor to the climate risk advisory firm Four Twenty Seven on climate and disaster risk resilience. I am working with some of the firm's clients on issues such as portfolio risk assessment and management strategy and assessing and addressing risks to supply and value chains globally.

Dallas, Texas, Us

AECOM was created to design, build, finance and operate the world’s infrastructure. I am working across the entire AECOM enterprise to effect resilient strategies for climate adaptation, risk reduction, and economic development in our integrated design, build, finance, and operate infrastructure offerings.

The National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure is a nonprofit entity that was established to advocate an expanded federal role in coastal climate adaptation.

I lead the CEQ policy team focused on climate adaptation, preparedness, and resilience at the White House.

Washington, D.C., Us

I was appointed as a senior advisor to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan focusing on infrastructure resilience and other policy issues. I am leading interagency efforts to coordinate infrastructure investments as part of the Hurricane Sandy recovery that I began as part of the President's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. I am support efforts to drive resilience planning across all levels of government. I am supporting several key White House initiatives related to climate change adaptation and resilience such as the implementation of the President's Climate Action Plan and the National Mitigation Framework.

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

The Alexandria City Council established the Alexandria Transportation Commission to advocate and promote development of balanced transportation systems for the City of Alexandria, through oversight of the implementation of the Transportation Chapter of the City's adopted Master Plan.

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

The Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) is a City of Alexandria commission, composed of 13 members who advise the Mayor, Council, and City Staff on a variety of environmental issues, projects, programs and initiatives. I serve as the EPC member of several other boards and commissions such as the Alexandria Transportation Commission, Potomac Yards Metrorail Implementation Group, and Beauregard Redevelopment Advisory Group.

As established by Executive Order 13632, the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force will identifyopportunities for achieving rebuilding success, consistent with the NDRF’scommitment to support economic vitality, enhance public health and safety,protect and enhance natural and manmade infrastructure, and ensure appropriateaccountability. The Task Force will work to ensure that the FederalGovernment continues to provide appropriate resources to support affectedState, local, and tribal communities to improve the region’s resilience, health,and prosperity by building for the future.

As owners and stewards of America's National Flagship, the SS United States Conservancy will secure the SS United States and her legacy by establishing a public-private partnership to refurbish and repurpose the ship as a self- sustaining, multi-purpose stationary waterfront attraction and by conducting effective education and advocacy programs on behalf of this irreplaceable American maritime icon.

Clio Strategies provides strategic consulting support to government and industry in the areas of infrastructure development, continuity/resilience planning, acquisition, and telework.

I held an appointment as a senior fellow with the Mobile Work Exchange (formerly the Telework Exchange), a public-private partnership focused on exploring policy issues and promoting discussion and best practices around the issue of telework.

Washington, D.C., Us

I served for four years as an industry (non-political) appointee to the General Services Administration, an independent agency of the U.S. Government reporting directly to the President. In this position, I provided advice and management support to the GSA Administrator (head of agency) on a wide range of issues related to strategic and operational goals and priorities. As a member of the Administrator’s executive team, I served as a facilitator and coordinator of interagency working groups, industry information exchange, and other special projects. I served on a number of White House policy committees and I represented the Administrator and the agency with White House and other agency staff and at public events and conferences. I served two during two Presidential Administrations and was directly and substantially involved in the transition from the Bush to Obama Administrations in 2009/2010.

Washington, D.C., Us

Concurrently with my position as a Senior Advisor to the Administrator of GSA, I served as the Acting Chief of Emergency Response and Recovery for the agency. In this role, I was responsible for emergency management, continuity, resiliency, disaster support, and special security policy and programs. I served on numerous interagency and White House policy committees and working groups, including the Domestic Readiness Group and the H1N1 subcommittee.

I served as the Deputy Project Director for the $5 billion extension of the Washington DC Metrorail subway system through Northern Virginia to Dulles Airport. Was responsible for negotiating the public-private partnership, contract and financial management, and staff management.

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Vice President of DMJM+HARRIS Planning (the 120-person national planning division of the largest transportation firm in the U.S.) and member of the senior management committee.Deputy Director of firm’s Transportation/Systems Planning practice; manage and mentor over 30 staff in 8 offices across the nation. Strategic management activities include writing speeches, Congressional testimony, and issue papers. Supported growth of planning practice from 2 to 50 staff in five years by providing energetic leadership and making accurate strategic marketing decisions.Led marketing efforts resulting in over $250 million in consulting sales.Manager for DMJM+HARRIS Planning in ISO 9001:2000 certification process.Regional Planning Manager for Southeast, Mountain, and Southwest areas.Managed all environmental and transportation planning staff in Western US. Senior Project Manager for major transportation projects, including rail, transit, highway, aviation, and port facilities and infrastructure and author of major reports and planning documents for public/private partnerships.Project Manager for a new rail extension project in New Jersey and Deputy Project Manager for $3.4 billion multi-modal transit project in Virginia.Cultural Resources Manager on $12 billion new subway project in New York.Executive transition team member for merger of AECOM operating companies.

Strategic management and large project management for environmental, transportation, and other public-private partnership infrastructure projects across North America. Specific experience includes the Amtrak Northeast Corridor Improvements, New Orleans Canal Street and Riverfront Streetcar projects, Dulles Corridor Metrorail, FAA control towers at LGA, EWR, SWF, Colorado Intermountain Fixed Guideway, Central Florida LRT, Southern NJ LRT, and VIVA BRT in Ontario.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Served as community relations manager and senior public affairs director for the Central Artery/Tunnel project (Big Dig) during design and construction transition phase. Managed large communication relations staff. Also negotiated large public affairs contract and managed high profile public and media issues on the largest public works project of its type in US history.

Mclean, Va, Us

I provided management consulting services to government and commercial clients. Specific issues included environmental policy, communications and community relations, environmental enforcement and litigation support, solid waste management, and organizational structure and management.

New York, New York, Us

I served on the editorial production staff of the DC bureau as well as direct support to World News Tonight, Nightline, Good Morning America, World News This Morning, and This Week with David Brinkley. I also supported special events and special reports such as the Challenger explosion.

Executive Education Program, P3 Infrastructure Development

Ba, Political Science

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