Tracey Grose led the development of a taxonomy of “green industries” and a database of firms providing goods or services aimed at reducing or reversing environmental harm. She also led a nationwide analysis on behalf of the Pew Charitable Trusts for the Clean Energy Economy report. Read more about her below.
Q. What is the best gift you have ever received?
A. I like simple things. Flowers and hugs.
Q. What comforts you?
A. A good night’s sleep.
Q. When do you feel most creative?
A. When I walk out of a modern art museum.
Q. How would you describe yourself in five words or fewer?
A. Tenacious, compassionate, curious, loyal.
Q. If you could be anyone in history, who would you be?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Q. What is your favorite thing about San Francisco?
A. At the top of every hill you have a new vista.
Q. What is the best advice you have ever received?
A. Take a deep breath.
Q. What is your greatest extravagance?
A. A spa getaway.
Q. What is your fondest childhood memory?
A. I loved skiing as a kid. My mom couldn’t keep me in the lodge, and I would follow her down all the black-diamond trails.
Q. Where would we find you at 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning?
A. Behind my newspaper.
Q. What music have you listened to today?
A. Pink Martini.
To read more about Grose’s panel on green jobs, click here.
*Photo by Mabel Jimenez.