Elena Alschuler

Elena Alschuler is Head of Sustainability for the Americas at LaSalle. She acts as a central leader for sustainability and climate risk initiatives across all asset classes and investment products, collaborating closely with Portfolio Management, Transactions and Asset Management. The sustainability team works on developing fund goals and strategy; implementing property activities including technical assessments, energy efficiency and climate resilience capital investments, on-site renewables, operational efficiency initiatives, and sustainability certifications; and conducts performance tracking, stakeholder engagement and governance.

Prior to joining LaSalle, Elena served as the Director of Real Estate Strategy for View Inc, a smart window company, a Program Manager for the US Department of Energy in the Building Technologies Office, as well as an analyst at HR&A Advisors, an urban planning and economic development firm in New York.

Elena holds a Master of City Planning from MIT and a Bachelor’s degree from Bard College. She currently serves as a Director of the GBCI Board and Chair of the CRREM North America Working Group, in addition to participating in a range of industry organizations to shape best practices and standards.