Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, American Society of Adaptation Professionals

Stewart is Global Director, Policy and Investments at the Resilient Cities Network. He previously served as Regional Director and Senior Advisor for North America, Director Global Strategic Partnerships and Development, Senior Advisor in Resilience Finance, Acting Director for Europe and the Middle East, and Acting Director and City Relationship Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. He was also the lead on the 100RC prize challenge, and Resilience Coordinator for Context Partners, where he was Managing Director and Partner.

Stewart served on President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and was Director of the Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Stewart is an Ocean Fellow for the Northeast Maritime Institute’s Center for Ocean Policy and Economics, Steering Committee Member for the Ocean Sewage Alliance, Senior Advisor for the Global Island Partnership, member of the advisory committee for SeaAhead, member of the board of directors for Four Bands Community Fund, and rapporteur for the evaluation task force of SMILO, the Small Island Organization.

Stewart is the founder of Precovery Labs, where creativity and community drive impact and awareness for clients such as the Blue Economy Resilience Initiative, NDN Collective/NDN Fund, Opportunity Finance Network, Ocean Conservancy, Conservatoire d’littoral and the Intertribal Agriculture Council. He has taught as guest lecturer and adjunct professor for the International University of Catalunya and the Cheyenne River Tribal College/Si Tanka University.

Stewart has a long history of work with indigenous communities, particularly in the areas of community finance and economic sovereignty. He is also a professional storyteller and photographer.