Altus Power announced the appointment of Robert Bernard, CBRE?s Chief Sustainability Officer, to its Board of Directors. Bernard assumes the board seat made available by the recent retirement of Bill Concannon, who led CBRE?s partnership with Altus Power since 2021. As Chief Sustainability Officer, Bernard drives enterprise-wide strategies that strengthen the suite of sustainability services that CBRE delivers for its clients.

Prior to joining CBRE, Bernard founded and served as Managing Director of Commonwealth Equity Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on investments in companies that participate in the circular economy. He was also Microsoft?s first Chief Environmental Strategist, establishing a global strategic framework to transform the company?s approach to carbon, climate, energy, water and waste. Bernard has also advised companies including National Geographic, Allbirds and Watsco, Inc. He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania?s Wharton School.