Sharon Roerty

Sharon Roerty, is a Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation where she concentrates on the impact of the built and natural environment on population health including looking for global exemplars that can be adapted and adopted in the U.S.  She has developed programming initiatives relative to childhood obesity, community development, social isolation, climate change, and sustainable and equitable development.  Prior to RWJF, Roerty was the CEO of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW). In and outside of government organizations, Sharon has comprehensive experience working on transportation, environmental and urban policy and planning initiatives.