Ms. Joyce Coffee

Joyce Coffee, LEED AP, is the founder and President of Climate Resilience Consulting, a certified WBE social enterprise that develops practical climate adaptation strategies. A climate resilience pioneer, she has worked with over 200 clients on climate strategies, partnerships, and implementation. She serves on 20+ boards and initiatives focused on resilience and social equity and has authored over two dozen reports. She holds a master’s from MIT, where she advises the Board of Trustees, and has 25 years of cross-sector experience in government, business, philanthropy, and academia. As president, Joyce has led resilience strategies for cities and companies, developed climate resilience principles for financial services, directed the National Equitable Climate Resilience project, and co-authored major reports on adaptation and resilience finance. She has trained hundreds of local officials and practitioners. Her career spans USAID, the World Bank, MWH Engineering, Farr Associates, Edelman, and leadership roles in Chicago’s Climate Action Plan and ND-GAIN. She is an Affiliate Global Futures Scholar and advises high-level resilience groups, including the Fifth National Climate Assessment, Climate Bond Initiative, Global Adaptation and Resilience Investment group, American Flood Coalition, and UNDRR ARISE. Joyce holds a B.S. from Tufts University and an MCP from MIT.