Aparna Dial has a distinguished public service record with over 20 years of administrative, strategic and operational experience. As the Senior Director for Sustainability and Strategic Services, she leads sustainability initiatives, refuse and recycling services, landscaping, roads, and grounds services at The Ohio State University and The Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC). She is also responsible for leadership, strategic planning, development, coordination and implementation of programs, standards and policies for her areas of responsibility.

Previously, she was the Deputy Director of Public Service and the Smart Columbus Program Manager for the City of Columbus. She successfully led the city’s USDOT Smart City Challenge application, and was instrumental in winning the $40 million U.S. Department of Transportation Smart Cities Challenge grant and $10 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

Prior to her work at the city she served as the Director of Energy Services and Sustainability at The Ohio State University and as the University Energy and Sustainability Engineer. She has also worked for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in the Division of Surface Water and the Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control.

She has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Osmania University, India, an Master of Science in civil and environmental engineering from Utah State University and an MBA with a focus in finance from The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.