Leela Shanker is a New York-based lighting designer with Borealis Lighting Studio of BR+A. Through the GreenLight Alliance (GLA) – an international network of lighting professionals progressing industry-led standards, research and advocacy for circular design principles – she founded the Lighting Industry LCA Incubator. In collaboration with the IALD Lighting Industry Resource Council, manufacturers and designers from every continent are collaborating toward global harmonization of the lighting industry’s approach to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Her work with the AIA’s Committee on the Environment (COTE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Carbon Leadership Forum New York chapter address lighting-specific issues related to Embodied Carbon and LCA.  She holds Masters of Architecture (Hons) and Fine Arts – Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design and Bachelors of Law and Commerce from the University of Sydney.