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Julie Benabente

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Deputy Director at City of San José
📍 San Jose, California, United States

Julie Benabente is the Deputy Director for the City of San José, where she spearheads the implementation of the "Climate Smart San José" climate action plan. She earned an MBA from Presidio Graduate School and a BA from UC Berkeley. Colleagues have described her as smart, detail-oriented, and refreshingly forthright, with a focus on community-wide collaboration to achieve environmental goals.

In 2020, Julie and her team received a SPUR Impact Award for their work on new building requirements that helped San José become the first major U. S. city to require new buildings to be gas-free.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Deputy Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Jose, California, United States
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Climate Action
Leads the implementation of the "Climate Smart San José" plan, which aims to make the city carbon neutral.
Building Electrification
Focuses on decarbonizing new and existing buildings as a key strategy to reduce the city's emissions.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
Deputy Director
City of San José
11-2016 - 5-2021
Environmental Services Program Manager
City of San José
7-2015 - 11-2016
Supervising Environmental Services Specialist
City of San José
5-2013 - 7-2015
Supervising Environmental Services Specialist
City of San Jose
7-2009 - 5-2013
Energy Officer
City of San Jose
In the press

Media appearances

Julie Benabente – Presentation on Amazon Web Services. Featured in City of San José (AWS presentation)
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Education
2005 - 2008
MBA
Presidio Graduate School
1994 - 1998
BA
University of California, Berkeley
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