U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership
WiSE Program
Health in Cities Program
Strengthening Health Systems for COVID-19 Comorbidities
Patricia Richter, Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Meredith Kruse, Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Helen Santiago Fink, U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) Program Manager
Leveraging Technology to Upgrade Cambodian Cities Healthcare
Lauren Higgins, U.S. Embassy Phenom Penh
Helen Santiago Fink, U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) Program Manager
Integrated Urban Services Program
Jennifer Daw, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Senior Researcher
Helen Santiago Fink, U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) Program Manager
Transportation Program (USDOT)
Roshan Desai, U.S. Department Of Transportation
Helen Santiago Fink
Program Manager, U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership
Helen Santiago Fink is a climate urbanist, researcher, and consultant based in Washington, D.C. Helen works at the intersection of the social, natural, and physical sciences. Her 25+ years of professional experience bring multi-disciplinary expertise in sustainable development, climate change mitigation/adaptation and resilience, urban (systems) planning, energy-efficient buildings, community and economic development. Helen has worked at the global, national, and local scale as technical advisor and program manager for organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Bank, European Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Helen’s publications highlight how nature-based solutions can accelerate urban sustainability and climate resilience. She holds a BA in Economics, MA in Urban and Regional Planning and undertook doctoral work in eco-cities and climate change at the BOKU/Natural Resources and Life Sciences University in Vienna Austria.
