climate action, and human health — a career that embodies that the well-being of people,
animals, and ecosystems are inseparable.
Appointed Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation in September 2025, Iachetti now
leads one of Canada’s most influential environmental non-profits, bringing with him a rare blend of scientific expertise, community leadership, and bold vision for ecological and social justice.
Prior to his appointment at DSF, Iachetti served as Director of Energy, Environment and Climate Change at Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), one of British Columbia’s largest health care organizations. In that role, he advanced pioneering decarbonization and sustainability initiatives across health care facilities and infrastructure, demonstrating that health
systems themselves must be part of the climate solution.
He has worked with communities, academia, governments, and corporations on conserving
biodiversity, adapting to and mitigating climate change, and using science, planning, and market
tools to drive social change. His leadership has spanned major conservation agreements,
Indigenous-led housing and renewable energy initiatives, and groundbreaking decarbonization
Projects.
A LEED accredited professional, professional agrologist, and registered professional planner,
Iachetti has also conducted academic work exploring the integration of Indigenous knowledge,
traditional building practices, and renewable energy systems. His doctoral research at the
University of Victoria focused on sustainable housing and renewable energy in Indigenous
communities, grounding his climate work in equity and community self-determination — values
central to a planetary health approach.
At the David Suzuki Foundation, Iachetti channels this experience into national-scale action on
the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and community health. The
Foundation’s mission — that we are one with nature.
As Iachetti himself has said, “Conservation is about more than protecting places; it’s about
honouring the people, knowledge and relationships that sustain them.” It is this understanding
— that ecological integrity, social justice, and human health rise and fall together — that he
brings to every table he sits at, and to this forum.
