Kyle Tafuri

Director of Sustainability, Hackensack Meridian; Hackensack, NJ

Kyle Tafuri is the director of sustainability for Hackensack Meridian Health, ensuring that New Jersey's largest, most integrated health system is building a healthier environment for its patients inside and outside the walls of its 17 hospitals. From cleaner air, to energy efficiency, to sustainably sourced products and food, Kyle makes changes every day that help improve patient health, creating an environment conducive to healing while minimizing Hackensack Meridian Health's carbon footprint. Hackensack Meridian Health has been consistently recognized as one of the leading healthcare systems in the U.S. for environmental excellence. The network's flagship hospital, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center, has been recognized as a Top 25 Green Hospital for seven consecutive years by Practice Greenhealth, one of three hospitals in the country to receive this honor. Kyle also serves on several boards, including chairing the PSEG Institute of Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University, the HealthTrust Environmental Purchasing Council and Green Electronics Council EPEAT program. He has been named one of the 30 under 30 people to watch in sustainable business by GreenBiz Group. (Hackensack, NJ)