Co-director of Climate at the Barr Foundation | Boston | USA

Mary Skelton Roberts is co-director of the climate program at the Barr Foundation. She is focusing on transportation and land use, two critical levers for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Mary is also responsible for advancing a transportation and smart growth portfolio of grant making. Her aim is to modernize our transit systems and to help communities transform themselves into more walkable and connected places where all residents have attractive alternatives to driving and spend far less time and money traveling by car.