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    Kevin Zacharyasz

    Director, Healthcare Sustainability
    The Joint Commission

    Kevin Zacharyasz is the Director of Healthcare Sustainability at The Joint Commission. In this role, he serves as a thought leader on healthcare sustainability and leads initiatives across healthcare segments globally to support the Joint Commission’s mission and growth objectives around sustainability. Mr. Zacharyasz collaborates with other industry leaders to implement processes and technologies that aid in the reduction of a healthcare organization’s carbon footprint, as well as other environmental factors that impact patient health and safety.

    Mr. Zacharyasz has been a leader in the sustainability field for over 10 years. His professional career has focused on a holistic approach to sustainability advisory services in energy, waste management, air quality, water conservation, and environmental justice. His career has intersected with a range of stakeholders including healthcare, utility companies, government entities, residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

    Previously, Mr. Zacharyasz was the Sustainability Program Manager for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. Earlier, he served as the Director of the Energy and Sustainability Program at the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) where he managed the nation’s only state hospital association run energy and sustainability program. Mr. Zacharyasz guided 240 hospitals and 15 health systems in Ohio to provide resources and funding opportunities to support energy and sustainability decision-making. He also facilitated the association’s Environmental Leadership Council. Under his leadership, OHA received multiple awards, including the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award and ASHE’s Energy to Care Chapter Challenge Award.

    Mr. Zacharyasz holds a Master of Environmental Science (M.En.) degree from Miami University, Oxford, OH, with a focus on policy, planning, and communication.

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