Angela Tovar
Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago
Angela Tovar is chief sustainability officer for the city of Chicago. First appointed to this position in 2020, she was reappointed in 2024. Tovar is also commissioner of Chicago’s department of environment, committed to centering the climate and sustainability agenda on equity and mitigating environmental harm in the city’s overburdened and underserved communities. Under her leadership, the city of Chicago released the 2022 Climate Action Plan, an equitable decarbonization strategy for buildings and allocated $188 million for climate and environmental justice priorities as part of the Chicago Recovery Plan. Prior to this, Tovar was program manager for environment and sustainability initiatives with Cook County Government. Previously, she was director of community development for The Point Community Development Corporation.