Founder, Serenbe, United States
Steve Nygren is founder & CEO of Serenbe, a wellness community modeling sustainable development with green space, agriculture, retail and housing as the future of healthy living. A partner at Nygren Placemaking consulting and author of Start in Your Own Backyard (2025), Steve also co-led the land use plan preserving 70% of 40,000 acres near Atlanta. His honors include GWI’s Leader in Innovation Award and the 2025 MLK Jr. Beloved Community Environmental Justice Award. He serves on boards including The Ray C. Anderson Foundation and The Biophilic Institute.