About Jeff Olson
Jeff Olson has spent most of his life trying to create better
connections between people and nature. He grew up in suburbia, where he
saw how quickly a landscape of open space could become a placeless
sprawl...and realized that better planning and design were the keys to
the future. Jeff studied architecture and public policy, but there were
two experiences that really shaped his vision: a year living in Rome,
and a bike trip with friends between New York and Boston. He says, "I've
worked in the non-profit, public and private sectors, but it has always
been a vision of wanting to create a better world that has moved me
forward." Jeff served as the first New York State DOT bike/pedestrian
program manager, and then went on to lead the US Millennium Trails
program before joining Alta. "I love my family, bicycling and
skiing...creating balance is the key to work and life. We're making the
world a better place, one project at a time."