Avery Bang

Artist, Connector, Engineer, Gay, Social entrepreneur, World traveler

Under Avery's leadership, Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) has connected nearly one million people to essential health care, education and economic opportunities by building footbridges to connect the last mile. Avery has been an active public speaker, reaching audiences as varied as a plenary at the United Nations, to TED events. She was featured in the IMAX film Dream Big, was named one of the world’s top 25 most newsworthy engineers by Engineering News Record (ENR), was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Presidents Medal, and was honored on ENR Mountain Region’s Top 20 Under 40 list. Avery is a Distinguished Young Alumni of The University of Iowa, recipient of the Recent Alumni Award from The University of Colorado at Boulder, and received an honorary doctorate degree from Clarkson University. Avery completed a MBA at Säid Business School at the University of Oxford, a MSc. in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, and a BSc. in Civil Engineering and a BA in Studio Art from the University of Iowa. Get in touch - https://averybang.com