Walt Kanzler is Senior Director of Project Quality Management at UC San Diego with over 30 years of experience in sustainable planning, design, construction, and facilities management across public and private sectors. A licensed architect and LEED Fellow, Walt leads initiatives in quality assurance, life cycle commissioning, and design integrity. He co-chairs the UC Green Building Working Group and UC San Diego’s Green Building Action Group, and is a former board member of the San Diego Green Building Council. Walt is a change agent focused on aligning research, education, and high-performance capital projects in higher education.