Jess Coldrey is the Partner Engagement Lead at the World Green Building Council.
In Jess’s role, she builds and sustains strategic partnerships to support global sustainability and decarbonisation efforts in the built environment. She works closely with industry partners to ensure effective collaboration and alignment with WorldGBC’s mission across its international network. Jess also plays a critical role in fundraising and driving collaboration opportunities that align stakeholder goals, best practice cases, and the network’s strategic priorities.
With a Master of Science in Humanitarian Engineering, Jess has a diverse background across sustainability, technology, and humanitarian projects. Her interdisciplinary experiences, from environmental restoration to materials innovation in infrastructure, strengthen her contributions at WorldGBC. Jess has been recognised as one of edie’s 30 under 30 in Sustainability and named among the Top 50 Women in Engineering for her impact on sustainable development.
In her free time, Jess is an accomplished artist who explores the intersection of technology and humanity. Her work has been exhibited in seven countries, including shows at the Tate Britain, the Australian Museum of Photography, and the United Nations COP26 Conference.
