Lee Wallach, M.S.W., M.P.A.

As both a business and non-profit leader Lee H. Wallach is active in his community. He is currently the CEO of Community Assets Consulting; a firm specializing in assisting Israeli, International, and U.S. environmental technology companies with business in California and the U.S. CAC additionally specializes in developing, coordinating and implementing the sustainability efforts of large U.S. firms. He is also concurrently the President of Lazarus Renewables LLC, a company focused on the development of renewable projects such as utility and commercial scale solar, wind, and other sources of clean energy. He was formerly the Senior Business Development Consultant to Tecnospot Solar USA, Inc., the leading Italian global solar company. Finally, for almost ten years he lead the U.S. business development and external affairs activities of one of the most successful and largest utility scale solar technology companies, Solel Solar Systems Ltd. resulting in almost 500 MW of contracted solar. Solel’s technology powers a large portion of the world's solar. He is a founding board member and President of Faith2Green, the umbrella over the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life of Southern California (CoejlSC) and the Interfaith Environmental Council (IEC). He has been an appointee to the State Committee of Bar Examiners for 10 years, on the board of the Los Angeles Sustainable Business Council, and has served on the boards of the National Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), as a founder of the Large-Scale Solar Association. Additionally he served on the Los Angeles Business Council’s Sustainability Committee, the Western Governors Association Renewable Energy Task Force and the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters.
In recent years Lee Wallach has assisted environmental companies in obtaining over $4 billion in sales and hundreds of contracted MW’s. He has been instrumental in shaping U.S. solar policy, including California Governor Schwarzenegger’s, “Million Solar Rooftop Initiative” and “Global Warming” bills. He authored and facilitated the signing of a renewable-energy R&D cooperation agreement between California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Israeli Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. He has written over a dozen solar and environmental bills at the federal and state level. He recently assisted in the creation of the Green Building Program for the City of Los Angeles and is active in the city efforts to attract green sector business to the city. President Bill Clinton has joined forces with Lee and faith2green.com to stop global warming and support the opening of the Israel office to further Israeli environmental companies sales and technology in the U.S.
In addition, Wallach holds executive and board member positions with Children Uniting Nations, the state Jewish Public Affairs Council and Charity Finders Corp.
Previously Wallach served as Executive Director for Days of Dialogue, the California Israel Chamber of Commerce, as the Director of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation’s Commission on Urban Affairs, Board member of USC Hillel Foundation, a member of the California State Budget Advisory Committee, 40th District and as a delegate to the World Zionist Congress through the Green Zionist Alliance.
Formerly at the University of Southern California, Wallach served as director for USC’s Graduate Student Community programs and as a field representative for the Office of Civic and Community Relations. He represented the University on University Trustee Committees, USC Board of Governors, and Governor Wilson’s Interim Commission on California Service.
He has earned numerous honors including several city citations and county awards for public service, and was named Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers. Wallach was honored by the Coalition for Clean Air for his environmental accomplishments and contributions. He is often interviewed by the print media on his activities and has been a featured commentator on many national radio and television shows such as National Public Radio and KCET’s Life and Times.
Wallach holds a Master’s in Public Administration, (M.P.A.), and a Master’s in Social Work, (M.S.W.), from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Child Mental Health from California State University Northridge. He has two children -- Benjamin, 12, and Sarah, 9.
In recent years Lee Wallach has assisted environmental companies in obtaining over $4 billion in sales and hundreds of contracted MW’s. He has been instrumental in shaping U.S. solar policy, including California Governor Schwarzenegger’s, “Million Solar Rooftop Initiative” and “Global Warming” bills. He authored and facilitated the signing of a renewable-energy R&D cooperation agreement between California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Israeli Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. He has written over a dozen solar and environmental bills at the federal and state level. He recently assisted in the creation of the Green Building Program for the City of Los Angeles and is active in the city efforts to attract green sector business to the city. President Bill Clinton has joined forces with Lee and faith2green.com to stop global warming and support the opening of the Israel office to further Israeli environmental companies sales and technology in the U.S.
In addition, Wallach holds executive and board member positions with Children Uniting Nations, the state Jewish Public Affairs Council and Charity Finders Corp.
Previously Wallach served as Executive Director for Days of Dialogue, the California Israel Chamber of Commerce, as the Director of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation’s Commission on Urban Affairs, Board member of USC Hillel Foundation, a member of the California State Budget Advisory Committee, 40th District and as a delegate to the World Zionist Congress through the Green Zionist Alliance.
Formerly at the University of Southern California, Wallach served as director for USC’s Graduate Student Community programs and as a field representative for the Office of Civic and Community Relations. He represented the University on University Trustee Committees, USC Board of Governors, and Governor Wilson’s Interim Commission on California Service.
He has earned numerous honors including several city citations and county awards for public service, and was named Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers. Wallach was honored by the Coalition for Clean Air for his environmental accomplishments and contributions. He is often interviewed by the print media on his activities and has been a featured commentator on many national radio and television shows such as National Public Radio and KCET’s Life and Times.
Wallach holds a Master’s in Public Administration, (M.P.A.), and a Master’s in Social Work, (M.S.W.), from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Child Mental Health from California State University Northridge. He has two children -- Benjamin, 12, and Sarah, 9.