Meenakshi Nieto

Meena has over 15years of experience in the public and private sector, with expertise at the intersection of sustainability & the built environment, and a passion for aviation. She is the first Indian American woman to get accredited by the American Association of Airport Executives.  Nieto started her career designing Intelligent Buildings, integrating both active and passive forms of energy efficiency.  She has worked with global teams on projects ranging from Embassy buildings, Airports to Policy Making for saving endangered Turtles in South Carolina.  She represented American Airlines in the largest Public Private Partnership, the $5B LaGuardia Central Terminal Building project in New York,  and has contributed to Publications at the National Academy of Sciences for Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Carbon Trading. She has spoken at national and international conferences to create partnerships for job growths in the community and a sustainable planet.