Arup leader Brian Swett joins New England Aquarium Board of Trustees

Swett will support the aquarium in its mission to protect and care for ocean and marine animals and provide science-based solutions to help shape policies that create measurable change to address threats the ocean faces. 

Swett is a nationally recognized leader in climate change and sustainability, with more than 20 years of experience working with municipal governments, private sector real estate developers, federal governments, and nonprofits. Joining Arup in 2015, Swett combines his advanced business, policy, and science background to lead effective policy and program development and management addressing the built and natural environments. 

In addition to serving as the Chair of the Board of the Urban Land Institute’s Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate and as a Member of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission, Swett has been integral to numerous projects including Carbon Free Boston, the Massachusetts Decarbonization Roadmap, and the Lower Mystic Regional Critical Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment.

The new members will each serve a term of three years. A full list of the Aquarium’s board members can be found here.