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data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-2"><span>Brodie Boland</span></h1><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-8">Partner<a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/us/washington-dc" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Washington DC</span></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-8 mdc-u-mt-3"><p>Helps leading real-estate organizations, infrastructure investors, and city governments prepare for the future, including by identifying and mitigating the risks from climate change</p></div><div data-component="mdc-c-link-container" class="mdc-c-link-container___xefGu_2734c4f mdc-c-link-container--display-column___X0HDD_2734c4f mdc-u-mb-2 mdc-u-mt-3 mdc-u-grid-gutter-md"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="#" class="mdc-c-link-icon___SEKyg_2734c4f" aria-haspopup="dialog" title="Email" aria-label="Email" 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He serves real-estate organizations, city governments, urban technology providers, and infrastructure investors and operators. He has advised several cities on climate-adaptation strategies (including improving infrastructure resilience to flood, fire, heat, and other hazards) and on the integration of physical adaptation and mitigation measures into economic growth, mobility, and other socioeconomic objectives.</p> <p>Examples of Brodie鈥檚 recent client work include the following:</p> <ul> <li>reviewing real-estate and infrastructure portfolios to identify risks related to climate change and supporting clients in mitigating them</li> <li>developing strategies for real-estate developers and investors to expand their capabilities in investment management, development, and operations</li> <li>creating plans for smart, sustainable communities of the future for real-estate and technology companies</li> <li>helping cities understand and prepare for potential risks from climate change</li> </ul> <p>Brodie is a frequent contributor to McKinsey鈥檚 knowledge development and a regular speaker at conferences and forums. He is a coauthor of recent McKinsey Global Institute reports on climate risk and smart cities, leveraging his doctoral research on the technological, institutional, and human changes needed to help societies become more environmentally sustainable.</p></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__area-a__YIGXu container-placeholder mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg"></div></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__sidebar-wrapper__E52KM"><div class="container-sidebar mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl"><button data-component="mdc-c-button" aria-label="" type="button" id="button_id" class="mdc-c-button___U4iY2_2734c4f mdc-c-button--primary___Ed-lT_2734c4f mdc-c-button--size-large___jwpUy_2734c4f" data-layer-event-prefix="Exit Link" data-layer-action="click" data-layer-category="social" data-layer-subcategory="partner" data-layer-subcategory2="email" data-layer-text="Share this profile on email"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-email-icon 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href="/industries/public-sector/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Public Sector</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-o-content-body Profile_mck-c-profile__content-body__r8B5S Profile_mck-c-profile__additional-body__hv_Ft"><h3>Published work</h3> <p>“<a href="/industries/real-estate/our-insights/what-building-owners-need-to-know-about-decarbonizing-operations">What building owners need to know about decarbonizing operations</a>,” McKinsey & Company, September 2024</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/real-estate/our-insights/how-ventas-used-machine-learning-and-ai-to-create-a-net-zero-plan">How Ventas used machine learning and AI to create a net-zero plan</a>,” McKinsey & Company, September 2024</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/real-estate/our-insights/a-new-way-to-decarbonize-buildings-can-lower-emissions-profitably">A new way to decarbonize buildings can lower emissions—profitably</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/engineering-construction-and-building-materials/our-insights/building-value-by-decarbonizing-the-built-environment">Building value by decarbonizing the built environment</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/operations/our-insights/accelerating-green-growth-in-the-built-environment">Accelerating green growth in the built environment</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/operations/our-insights/sustainable-spaces-countering-climate-risk-in-capital-projects">Sustainable spaces: Countering climate risk in capital projects</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/travel-logistics-and-infrastructure/how-we-help-clients/global-infrastructure-initiative/voices/on-the-path-to-net-zero-steel-in-building-and-construction">On the path to net-zero steel in building and construction</a>,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/real-estate/our-insights/proposed-climate-rule-signals-new-era-for-real-estate">Proposed climate rule signals new era for real estate</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2022</p> <p>“<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;"><a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/net-zero-steel-in-building-and-construction-the-way-forward">Net-zero steel in building and construction: The way forward</a></span>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/how-cities-can-adapt-to-climate-change">How cities can adapt to climate change</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/will-infrastructure-bend-or-break-under-climate-stress">Will infrastructure bend or break under climate stress?</a>,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/reimagining-the-office-and-work-life-after-covid-19">Reimagining the office and work life after COVID-19</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/confronting-climate-risk">Confronting climate risk</a>,” <em>McKinsey Quarterly,</em> May 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/can-coastal-cities-turn-the-tide-on-rising-flood-risk">Can coastal cities turn the tide on rising flood risk?</a>,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/climate-risk-and-response-physical-hazards-and-socioeconomic-impacts">Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts</a>,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/operations/our-insights/smart-cities-digital-solutions-for-a-more-livable-future">Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future</a>,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2018</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/a-strategic-approach-to-climate-action-in-cities-focused-acceleration">Focused acceleration: A strategic approach to climate action in cities to 2030</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2017</p> <h3>Past experience</h3> <p><strong>New America</strong><br /> Research fellow</p> <p><strong>AIESEC</strong><br /> President</p> <h3>Education</h3> <p><strong>Case Western Reserve University</strong><br /> PhD, organizational behavior</p> <p><strong>University of Calgary</strong><br /> BComm</p></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xl mdc-u-mt-5"></div></div></div></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" 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