Sadhu Aufochs Johnston

Sadhu Aufochs Johnston is a globally recognized leader in the green city movement. He was the Chief Environmental Officer of Chicago and Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley, until he was appointed Deputy City Manager of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2009. Johnston previously served as the Executive Director of the Cleveland Green Building Coalition. He is co-author of The Guide to Greening Cities published by Island Press in 2013. In 2008, Johnston co-founded the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) and served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of STAR, community sustainability rating system. Johnston serves on the selection committee for the Partners for Places Fund, a partnership between USDN and the Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities as well as the Greenest City Fund in partnership with the Vancouver Foundation. Johnston is a sought after public speaker and has presented his work at conferences around the world, such as the Congress for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) in Dubai and the City Club of Chicago.

Johnston was born in the United Kingdom to a Canadian father and a German Jewish mother who was born in South Africa. Johnston lived in many cities around the world with his mother, a psychotherapist, who raised him in communes from India to Colorado. Although he does not have Indian heritage, he was named Sadhu as a result of his parents' extended stays in India during the 1960s and 1970s where they immersed themselves in alternative spirituality. He is a dual US and Canadian citizen who spent several summers visiting his father, who worked as a carpenter, and grandmother in Vancouver while growing up.

He graduated from Oberlin College in 1998 where he studied environmental studies and politics. He also studied at Vassar College.

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