Portland-based nonprofit The Green Building Initiative has named Jerry Yudelson its new president. Yudelson is an Oregon Executive MBA alum from class 7 and is one of the nation's leading experts on green building and sustainability, having written more than a dozen books on the subject. He founded Yudelson Associates, a successful green building consulting firm in Tuscon, Arizona. At The Green Building Initiative, he will be responsible for helping to expand Green Globes, the organization's green building certification system.