Jane Gillbert

 

Biography

Jane Gilbert is the Chief Heat Officer for Miami-Dade County. Gilbert leads the City’s heat resilience strategy development and works in partnership with Miami-Dade County.

For over 20 years, Gilbert has created and led public-private partnerships focused
on strengthening the community within Miami. As a consultant, Gilbert managed The Miami Foundation’s civic leadership agenda on sea level rise, which included coordinating the unified application to 100 Resilient Cities and a study on how best to communicate policy and action priorities related to sea level rise to greater Miami’s diverse audiences.

Previously, Gilbert led Wells Fargo’s philanthropy and community affairs in South Florida and was the founding Executive Director for 2 nonprofits, Dream in Green and Arts for Learning/Miami. Gilbert also served on the City of Miami’s Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee, Beacon Council’s One Community One Goal Steering Committee, Miami-Dade County Climate Change Advisory TaskForce, and City of Miami NSP Task Force.

Education

Master of Public Administration, Urban Community Development, Education, Harvard Kennedy School
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Science, Barnard College