Kyle Tafuri

As vice president of sustainability, Kyle led the creation of corporate sustainability at Hackensack Meridian Health in areas including infrastructure upgrades for energy efficiency, on-site renewables, green building, sustainable food, waste reduction, purchasing, and safer chemicals. Over the past 12 years, Tafuri has made sustainability a part of Hackensack Meridian Health’s DNA, establishing the health system as an industry leader. Hackensack Meridian Health was the first health system in the country to achieve the Joint Commission Sustainability Certification and Hackensack University Medical Center has been recognized by Practice Greenhealth as a top 25 green hospital 10 years in a row. In addition to sustainability responsibilities, Tafuri has been the administrative lead for the NCI designation of HMH’s Cancer Center since 2022 and a core member of HMH’s care redesign. He has been recognized in Becker's Healthcare Rising Stars under 40, NJBiz Next Generation of Leaders, NJBiz 40 under 40, and GreenBiz 30 under 30.