Chandra Farley

Chandra Farley is an activist at heart and credits her parents with instilling a sense of duty to always do what she can to advance justice and fairness. With a passion for elevating the connection between environmental justice, strong communities, and our daily lives, Chandra continues to build upon a career foundation in the design and construction industry. These intersections inform her perspective on sustainability and climate resilience.

Currently, Chandra Farley serves as Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Atlanta and leads the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience. In this role, Chandra sets direction for the City’s sustainability and climate resilience goals and develops the interdepartmental, and community-wide, engagement necessary to address the inequitable effects of climate change in Atlanta. Chandra’s charge is the development of a comprehensive climate resilience strategy that will address energy insecurity, healthy housing, local food systems, waste diversion, building decarbonization, workforce job training, fleet electrification, and EV charging infrastructure while advancing the City’s goal to achieve 100% clean energy for 100% of Atlantans by 2035. Chandra is also focused on opportunities to bring funding to the City through the Inflation Reduction Act, the historic federal investment in clean energy. Atlanta's opportunities are being aligned with the Justice40 Initiative and a lens of environmental justice.

Prior to joining the City, Chandra founded ReSolve Consulting, an energy justice consulting firm, and the “Good Energy Project,” a social space connecting the transformational power of Black Women and their community leadership to the movement for more good, clean energy. In 2022, Chandra completed a historic run for the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Chandra is well-known as a leader in energy and climate justice circles. Her advocacy extends to Congress, where she has twice testified at climate change and equity hearings. Chandra has also advised the federal, state, and local governments on the importance of prioritizing the leadership of marginalized communities to prioritize justice in clean energy decisions.

Chandra is a graduate of the Georgia WIN List Leadership Academy, EMERGE Georgia, and, the EPA’s Environmental Justice Academy. She has also held multiple board service roles.