Jonathan D. Weiss

Professor Jonathan D. Weiss is the Executive Director of the newly established George Washington University Center on Sustainability and Regional Growth in Washington, DC. The Center brings together several disciplines across the University and is based at the GW Law School. By linking across sectors and boundaries. The program serves as a resource and convener on community growth issues. Prior to founding the center, Weiss served as an aide to Vice President Gore on sustainable growth issues and was Senior Brownfields Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. At EPA, he was awarded Gold and Bronze Medals for his role in helping to establish the Administration's Brownfields initiative.

Weiss has lectured across the world, including keynoting the first-ever conference on "Building Livable Cities" in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His writings have appeared in a number of journals, magazines and newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, and he is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio. Weiss is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and has an MA and BA from the University of Michigan, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.