Executive Director
Building Decarbonization Coalition
Panama is the Director of the Building Decarbonization Coalition, a multi-
sector forum advocating for and creating solutions for our pollution-
intensive building stock. Previously, Panama was the European Director of
the Investor Confidence Project where he worked to unlock capital
markets for energy efficiency project development. Panama was the
Advisor on Energy and Natural Resources to California Assembly Speaker
John A. Perez. He has served as Deputy Director of the California Energy
Commission’s Efficiency and Renewables Division and advisor for
Chairwomen Douglas and Pfannenstiel. He has worked for the California Conservation
Corps on vocational environmental education, and ran the Sustainable Schools program for
the Division of the State Architect. Panama served on the City of Sacramento Planning
Commission and the County of Sacramento Environmental Commission, and is a former
board member on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and past president of the
Northern California Chapter of the USGBC.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM