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Green Jobs Now

What is Green Jobs Now?

Green Jobs Now is a content series designed to showcase the jobs potential within the green economy and how it is pivotal to the future of work.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is funding new infrastructure with climate resilience in mind—and with that comes the potential for massive job creation.

We’ve partnered with Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass) and MISI, two leaders in research and data analysis.

The series explores green employment within each state via articles, podcasts, and videos that highlight employers who have embraced the green economy, as well as the training programs that are preparing jobseekers with the in-demand skills needed to thrive.

Green Jobs Now: Overview​

January 12, 2022
According to MISI’s analysis, jobs generated by the green economy are expected to expand to nearly 24 million, comprising 14% of total U.S. jobs, by 2030. So what exactly is the green economy?
January 28, 2022
The birthplace of our nation faces a political divide between old and new energy sources. However, Pennsylvania has survived similar transitions in the past, with each one benefiting both the workforce and the environment.

Green Jobs Now: Louisiana

February 11, 2022
The green economy is still a small slice of the Louisiana economy, but it is growing and clean energy technology will help Louisiana maintain its position as one of the nation’s top energy producers.

Green Jobs Now: Colorado

February 25, 2022
Thanks to a strong connection between the environment and the economy, Colorado has been leading the way in the green economy for more than a decade and it shows no signs of slowing down.

Green Jobs Now: Arkansas

March 18, 2022

Sustainable farming is the name of the game in Arkansas. As home to many major food corporations, nearly every food found in the grocery aisle ties back to Arkansas’s farms and food facilities.

Green Jobs Now: Illinois

April 8, 2022

As the birthplace of America’s labor movement, Illinois is taking on climate change by putting an emphasis on building a more diverse workforce with equitable access to the skills needed to get green jobs.

Green Jobs Now: Mississippi

May 20, 2022
Although Mississippi currently lags behind other states’ green efforts, its rich natural resources and prime geographic location are fodder for explosive jobs growth as the region continues to bear the brunt of climate change.

Green Jobs Now: Iowa

June 24, 2022
All eyes are on the Hawkeye State as major corporations like Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple have begun investing and locating in Iowa due in part to the state’s clean energy leadership.

Green Jobs Now: Indiana

July 15, 2022
Despite the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, employment in Indiana’s green economy is projected to grow by 29.2% over the next five years as clean energy offsets the state’s reliance on coal.

Green Jobs Now: California

August 11, 2023

As the most populous state in the country, California has extensive regional economies with numerous industry sectors. With that diversity, the state’s green job employment is projected to grow by 7.1% over the next five years.

Green Jobs Now: Texas

August 18, 2023

Texas is well-known for its history in the oil and gas industries, but the Lone Star state is currently the country’s leader in renewable electricity production – with the growth of green jobs expected to increase by 11.7% in the next 5 years.

Green Jobs Now: National

August 25, 2023

The definition of a green job might surprise you – including much more than the solar panel installer. With the national economy becoming more green and green job growth around the country expected to rise by 5.5% over the next five years, employment opportunities are expanding into many industries. 

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Dana Beth Ardi

Executive Committee

Dana Beth Ardi, PhD, Executive Committee, is a thought leader and expert in the fields of executive search, talent management, organizational design, assessment, leadership and coaching. As an innovator in the human capital movement, Ardi creates enhanced value in companies by matching the most sought after talent with the best opportunities. Ardi coaches boards and investors on the art and science of building high caliber management teams. She provides them with the necessary skills to seek out and attract top-level management, to design the ideal organizational architectures and to deploy people against strategy. Ardi unearths the way a business works and the most effective way for people to work in them.

Ardi is an experienced business executive and senior consultant who leverages business organizational transformation through talent strategies. She uses her knowledge and experience to develop talent strategies to enhance revenue and profit contributions. She has a deep expertise in change management and organizational effectiveness and has designed and built high performance cultures. Ardi has significant experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, IPO’s and turnarounds.

Ardi is an expert on the multi-generational workforce. She understands the four intersecting generations of workers coming together in contemporary companies, each with their own mindsets, leadership and communications styles, values and motivations. Ardi is sought after to assist companies manage and thrive by bringing the generations together. Her book, Fall of the Alphas: How Beta Leaders Win Through Connection, Collaboration and Influence, will be published by St. Martin’s Press. The book reflects Ardi’s deep expertise in understanding organizations and our changing society. It focuses on building a winning culture, how companies must grow and evolve, and how talent influences and shapes communities of work. This is what she has coined “Corporate Anthropology.” It is a playbook on how modern companies must meet challenges – culturally, globally, digitally, across genders and generations.

Ardi is currently the Managing Director and Founder of Corporate Anthropology Advisors, LLC, a consulting company that provides human capital advisory and innovative solutions to companies building value through people. Corporate Anthropology works with organizations, their cultures, the way they grow and develop, and the people who are responsible for forming their communities of work.

Prior to her position at Corporate Anthropology Advisors, Ardi served as a Partner/Managing Director at the private equity firms CCMP Capital and JPMorgan Partners. She was a partner at Flatiron Partners, a venture capital firm working with early state companies where she pioneered the human capital role within an investment portfolio.

Ardi holds a BS from the State University of New York at Buffalo as well as a Masters degree and PhD from Boston College. She started her career as professor at the Graduate Center at Fordham University in New York.

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