What key details about robert k. watson can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: robert '' rob '' watson , is a market transformation expert , international leader in the green building movement and ceo and chief scientist of the econ group . he founded the leed green building rating system of the united states green building council -lrb- usgbc -rrb- in 1993 and was its founding chairman until 2006 . after helping to pioneer the green building concept as the '' father of leed '' , watson founded the ecotech international group -lrb- eti -rrb- to meet the fast-growing demand for green building technologies and services in china , russia , india and the united states . since 2008 , watson has also been the executive editor of greenerbuildings.com where he blogs about the state of green building . his work on green buildings in china and green technology in general has been featured in numerous publications , including '' fortune magazine '' and '' the economist '' and has been referenced on multiple occasions by '' new york times '' columnist , thomas friedman . in thomas friedman 's 2008 book , '' hot , flat , and crowded '' , watson is described as '' one of the best environmental minds in america . '' former senior scientist and director of the natural resources defense council 's international energy and green building programs , watson has over 25 years of experience on five continents improving the environmental performance of buildings , utilities and transportation through energy and building policy and program development , integrated design solutions , and clean building technologies . watson was the only foreigner to have been honored by ministry of housing and urban-rural development of the people 's republic of china with its first '' green innovation award '' in beijing in 2005 . in 2002 , he was named as the first recipient of the u.s. green building council 's '' leadership award for lifetime achievement '' for his work with the organization .
- employer is the econ group- known for is '' father of leed ''- caption is rob watson- education is master of science -lrb- ms -rrb- of business administration -lrb- mba -rrb- , master- awards is see awards- name is robert k. watson- nationality is american- image is rob k. watson.jpg- birth place is chicago , illinois- occupation is environmentalist