Active since 2015, Leaders for Clean Air is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 47-2822717).
Our Mission:
Lead the Way to Cleaner Air.
With the backing of influential business leaders who recognize the pivotal role of workplace charging in accelerating EV adoption, Leaders for Clean Air strives to make a tangible difference in reducing pollution levels and fostering a better quality of life for all.
How we Achieve Our Mission
By spearheading expansive EV charger projects and advocating for the advantages of EV technology.
Board Members
STEVE KEYSER
Steve Keyser is the CEO of Utah Paperbox. While the company is over a century old, UPB has been committed to thinking about the future. Keyser has played a key role in equipping the facility with innovative green technology. Equipped with a 164kWH roof solar field, state-of-the-art cooling systems for their presses, and GPS tracking skylights among other investments, UPB has made a serious commitment to the environment, resulting in the environmental recognition of LEED Gold certification and a leader in a clean, environmentally conscious business.
HANKO KIESSNER
“I wanted to build a successful company that didn’t wreck the planet! While Utah has ‘the greatest snow on Earth’ and more national parks than any other state in the U.S., many of our residents avoid going outside in the winter months, and on some days the air quality is bad enough that the state government cautions against breathing it. Air shouldn’t come with a health advisory.”
Kiessner is Founder and Vice Chairman at Packsize International
Hanko Kiessner was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Mountain West Capital Network in 2021.
Our History
In 2012, Packsize® CEO Hanko Kiessner decided to take on the battle for air quality. While building his business in Salt Lake City, he felt a personal moral and ethical responsibility to extend the principle of not doing business at the expense of others. In response to the poor air quality in Salt Lake City, Hanko made the decision to drive electric to reduce tailpipe emissions. As a way to promote this message, he began by giving away free charging stations to business partners as a gift and message of goodwill to expand the available infrastructure for charging electric vehicles. The program was so popular he decided to formalize it and make it available to all Utah businesses. To spread the word, he joined with two other business leaders, Steve Keyser, and Talley Goodson, to form Leaders for Clean Air and launched the private-sector initiative on Jan 20, 2015.
Today, LFCA is still committed to the same principles that inspired Hanko by continuing to provide charging stations, consultations on charging management, and education for EV drivers at the workplace and beyond. Through these efforts, LFCA has made its mark by greatly expanding EV charging infrastructure and EV knowledge in the community. We believe every charging project matters, and with over 1,000 chargers installed to date, we are paving the way to a cleaner and healthier future for Utah and beyond.
We believe in the power workplace charging.
Every time someone plugs in at work instead of charging at night or filling up with gas, the air we all breathe gets a little cleaner. It’s a small act with a ripple effect that means fewer emissions in our neighborhoods and a workplace that’s investing in the kind of future employees are eager to believe in and support.
We’re calling on Utah’s business leaders to drive the change.
From Salt Lake City to Provo, forwarding-thinking companies are proving that a thriving business and a healthier valley aren’t mutually exclusive. By investing in clean transportation infrastructure, Utah’s leaders are showing what it means to build a business — and a state — worth living and working in.