Stewart Schwartz
stewart (at) smartergrowth.net, ext. 121
Stewart Schwartz is the Executive Director and a founder of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, which he built into the leading smart growth organization in the Washington, D.C. region, addressing the interconnected issues of land use, transportation, urban design, housing, and energy. He leads the Reconnecting Virginia transportation reform project and serves on the board of the Virginia Conservation Network. He is also a founder and board member of the Richmond Area Partnership for Smarter Growth. The Coalition has been recognized for the second time in five years by the Catalogue for Philanthropy as one of the best small charities in the Washington, D.C. region.
An attorney with experience in land use, transportation and the environment, Mr. Schwartz has worked for the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, the Land Trust Alliance, the Southern Environmental Law Center, and has volunteered for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. He is responsible for the strategic direction of the Coalition, whose Blueprint for a Better Region makes the case for urban revitalization, transit and transit-oriented development, affordable housing, and more walkable communities.
A retired Navy Captain with 24 years of active and reserve service, Mr. Schwartz earned a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia and an M.A. from Georgetown University. The Washington Business Journal recognized him as a Business Person of the Year in 2002 and a finalist for their Green Business Visionary Award in 2009. He is a member of the Virginia Bar Association.
