Jonathan Polo

Biography

Jonathan Polo is a sustainability leader with over a decade of experience spanning city government, consulting, and corporate climate strategy. His career includes leadership roles at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, Deloitte, JLL, and CoreWeave, where he led sustainability strategy across a global data center portfolio. He has managed an $827 million capital budget, secured approximately $100 million in tax incentives, and deployed 45 MW of renewable energy. Jonathan holds an MBA from Baruch College and a BA from Syracuse University.

Sessions

1. Data Centers & Community Solutions

   Thu, Nov 5, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT

   Track Smart Cities

   What should communities expect from the infrastructure powering AI? Join Mayor Derrick Rainey of Wrightsville, Arkansas, representing the African American Mayors Association (AAMA); Walter Powell, CEO of Unity Cloud; and Alexis Cureton, E2 Fellow and Consultant, with Jonathan Polo, Sustainability at CoreWeave, moderating. Together, they'll explore how cities and industry can navigate data center growth, energy affordability, environmental impacts, and community ownership—while ensuring infrastructure investments create jobs, expand economic opportunity, and deliver lasting benefits to the communities hosting them.