Andrea Durbin

Executive Director

Andrea Durbin is Executive Director of Oregon Environmental Council. In 2010, she was recognized by the Portland Business Journal as one of Portland’s ‘Fabulous Under 40’ leaders. She sits on the Oregon Global Warming Commission and is a founding member and President of the Oregon Living Building Initiative.

Before moving to Oregon, Andrea worked as an independent consultant based in Brussels Belgium and Washington, DC, focused on establishing environmental and social standards for the financial sector. In Washington, DC she worked as a senior manager for national environmental organizations focused on national and international policymaking. She has authored articles on the topics of globalization, finance and trade issues as they relate to the environment, testified before Congress and served as an NGO Representative on the US delegation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She received her degree from the University of Washington, and has completed Harvard’s Executive Management Program. 

A native of the Pacific Northwest, she lives in Portland with her husband, two children and a cat.