Alicia Silva Villanueva, LEED Fellow, is highly accomplished sustainability professional with decades of experience transforming the built environment across Latin America, Mexico and the United States. A sought-after international and regional speaker, thought leader, and community change agent, Alicia has leveraged her interpersonal and professional skills to grow the sustainability movement beyond its initial pioneers into a global force committed to changing the climate and the impact of the built environment as we know it. 

For over 15 years, Alicia has been the Founder and Director at REVITALIZA CONSULTORES, where she and her firm provide sustainability, health and wellness and ESG consulting at the individual and portfolio scale for a wide range of clients who are looking to base their ESG impact on proven business strategies that will future-proof their assets and brands. 

REVITALIZE CONSULTORES has certified over 80 projects including the first Sustainable SITES project in Latin America and pioneering WELL projects. Her firm is an established leader in LEED projects, specializing in administration, commissioning, energy modeling and integrated design. 

As a co-founder and former president of SUMe Mexico GBC, and a long-time volunteer leader with USGBC, Alicia has been instrumental in advancing and advocating for sustainable building practices. As a substantial part of her commitment, she has personally mentored and trained hundreds of individuals in Mexico and Latin America to obtain their LEED credentials. 

Alicia has been widely recognized by her peers for her many contributions to the sustainability profession including the WSLA Women in Sustainability Leadership Award (2015), inclusion in Forbes' "30 Promises for Mexico" (2017), and the USGBC Leadership Award for Latin America (2019).

As an Advisor to GNFZ, Alicia will be leveraging her market transformation, technical skills, and community building expertise to be a champion for achieving net zero (across Scope 1,2, and 3) for existing buildings across Mexico and the Latin America regions.