Education:
Kim earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Real Estate and Finance from the University of WI - Madison and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of MN – Humphrey Institute.
Accreditations and Affiliations:
President Joe Biden appointee to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC), US Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), American Planning Association (APA) and American Institute of Planners (AICP), Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA), Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). Board member of the Minneapolis Homegrown Food Council and the Green Cities Accord (formerly known as Green Minneapolis).
Kim Havey
(He/Him/His)
Board chair
Term: 2025 - 2027
Kim joined the board of MRES in 2025 and is currently the board chair. His involvement with MRES spans several decades, highlighted by collaborative efforts on the Eco-Experience since 2012. Kim currently works as a Sustainability, Resiliency and Environmental Justice consultant with Sustology based in Minneapolis.
Kim most recently served as the Director of Sustainability for the City of Minneapolis. He was responsible for the development of the City’s 10-year Climate Equity Plan and numerous policies and programs that elevate racial and environmental justice initiatives including local designation of the City’s Environmental Justice communities known as Green Zones.
Kim joined the City of Minneapolis after working at the Minnesota Department of Commerce where he successfully led efforts to increase access to solar for low-income families through utility incentives and weatherization. He also led the development and implementation of new state solar policies and incentive programs that supported more than 4,000 solar installations resulting in 60 MWs of smal scale distributed solar.
Prior to that he co-founded Sustology, a Sustainability + Resilience consultancy firm. Kim acted as Chief Financial Officers and led its clean energy portfolio for nine years, developing more than 10 MWs of solar energy.
From 2021 – 2025 Kim served as a President Joe Biden appointee to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC).