Steve Hughes

Steve Hughes has extensive work experience in the environmental and conservation sector. Steve has served as the Director of Facilities and Technology at American Rivers since 2011. Prior to this, they were the Administrative Director at the Institute for Conservation Leadership from 2003 to 2004, where they worked closely with the CEO and oversaw a $1.2 million budget and nine employees. Steve also worked as the Director of Council Operations at the U.S. Green Building Council from 2000 to 2001, assisting the CEO in the development of sustainable building certification standards. Earlier in their career, they held the position of Director of Administration at the Environmental Defense Fund from 1989 to 2000. In this role, they were a member of the senior management team and managed a $32.5 million budget and 210 employees.

Steve Hughes obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from The George Washington University from 1982 to 1984. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Public and Nonprofit Management at New York University, which they completed from 1994 to 1997.