Mike Dieterich
Infrastructure, Energy & Decarbonization Strategist
Mike Dieterich helps organizations navigate the intersection of infrastructure, energy, carbon, and business strategy.
Over the past two decades, he has led programs across Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, healthcare systems, logistics networks, real estate portfolios, and environmental markets, helping organizations move from climate commitments to measurable operational and financial results.
A practitioner's perspective.
- Environmental Scientist
- Construction & Infrastructure Leader
- Corporate Sustainability Executive
- Author
- Speaker
- Advisor
Where Mike has worked.
- Fortune 500 corporates
- Government agencies
- Healthcare
- Life sciences
- Real estate
- Logistics
- Infrastructure
- Environmental markets
- TEDx speaker, "A Zero Energy, Water, Waste Future"
- United Nations Climate Action Forum
- U.S. Congress Energy Efficiency Forum
- Environment + Energy Leader 100 honoree
- LEED AP · Certificate in Project Management, Georgetown University
- Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, 2020–2023
Renew & Sustain
2014 · Amazon #1 Best Seller in Green Business
Mike's first book made the practical case for buildings and communities operating toward zero energy, water, and waste. Decarbonization That Works extends that practitioner lens to enterprise-scale execution across Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3, infrastructure, energy, and carbon markets.
- Sustainable Development as a Driver for Innovation and Employment, International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2018
- Passive Design Approach to the Learning Environment, School Planning and Management, 2016
"Targets are a starting point, not a strategy. Results come from how you allocate capital, how you build infrastructure, how you manage energy, and how you hold operating teams accountable."
Work with Mike.
Workshops, keynotes, and advisory engagements for organizations turning commitments into results.