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Arlene Fairfield

Principal
Global Change Network
 

Arlene Fairfield has marketed social and environmental issues for nonprofit organizations, corporations and foundations for more than 15 years. Arlene most recently led DDB Communications Worldwide’s corporate citizenship communications practice, the Brand Integrity Group. Whether sustainability, women’s reproductive health, energy conservation or human rights, Arlene works with clients to develop brand positioning, messaging, and communications strategies. Arlene led the Packard Foundation’s campaign for international family planning and oversaw the national brand campaign for Energy Star.

Jeffrey Furman

President
Social Ventures, Inc.

Jeff Furman has been with Ben & Jerry's since it began. He helped write the first business plan, served as legal counsel, and on their Board of Directors for more than twenty years. He continues as a Foundation Trustee on the Ben & Jerry’s Board established after the Unilever acquisition. In Ithaca he co-founded a Dispute Resolution Center and a Micro-Enterprise Project. He hopes to bring 5,000 people to Detroit for the 2010 U.S. Social Forum.

Brigid Ganley

Director of Development
Uncommon Schools

Brigid Ganley joined Uncommon in 2009 from the New York City Department of Education where she served as the Senior Manager of Operations for the Partnership Support Office. Ms. Ganley was a director of Content Delivery at the Corporate Executive Board where she designed and presented research on Strategy and Corporate Development. Brigid completed the Broad Residency in Urban Education, holds a BA from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

Rob Garrity

Vice President
terrafix SolarPark

Rob Garrity has been active in the solar electric industry since 2000. Mr. Garrity develops commercial and utility scale projects with a focus on large ground mounts via partnership between his own integration company based in Ithaca, NY and terrafix a German EPC with a highly competitive, highly innovative ground mount technology. Rob also designed and installed the PV systems on Cornell's Day Hall and the Campus Store.

David Griswold

President
Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers

David Griswold has been working with smallholder coffee growers for two decades. In 1989, he co-founded Aztec Harvest, the first coffee importing and marketing office owned by small-scale Mexican coffee growers and in 1997 founded Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers, which sources and imports fair trade, organic specialty coffee from 13 countries. Sustainable Harvest is now one of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the US, according to Inc. Magazine.

Susan Arnot Heaney

Director, Corporate Responsibility
Avon Products, Inc.

After years in publishing and PR, Susan Arnot Heaney joined Avon Products, Inc. in 1997, where she focused on communications and philanthropic programs. She was named Director, Corporate Responsibility in 2006, responsible for developing, tracking and reporting Avon corporate responsibility, including: economic empowerment, environmental stewardship, governance, diversity, philanthropy, product responsibility, stakeholder engagement, supply chain, and workplace safety and health. Her efforts helped move Avon from 98 to 18 on the current Top 100 Corporate Citizens.

Amy Hebard

Founder & Chief Research Officer
Earthsense

Amy is the Chief Research Officer and Co-Founder of Earthsense, an applied marketing and research company formed in 2007 that is responsible for Eco-Insights the largest consumer survey of its kind for providing in-depth insights into consumers’ “green” attitudes and behaviors. She is the former head of Consumer Market Research at AT&T; is PRC-certified by the Market Research Association; has a BA from Ithaca College (philosophy) and a PhD from Columbia University (psychology).

George Hofheimer

Chief Research officer
Filene Research Institute

George Hofheimer is the chief research officer for the Filene Research Institute, where he oversees a large pipeline of economic, behavioral, and policy research related to the consumer finance industry. He is the current vice chairman of the board of directors at the Williamson Street Grocery Cooperative, a $17 million natural foods store. He earned a BBA and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Ted Howes

Global Lead, Energy Domain, IDEO
IDEO

Ted came to IDEO as a recognized expert in sustainability strategy and implementation. He led the development, global implementation and audit of Starbucks sustainable green coffee sourcing program, helped develop metrics for a national sustainable agriculture initiative and managed the global sustainable cut flower certification program. Ted began his career as a broadcast journalist and eco-tourism consultant. Ted has an MBA from UC Davis and a certificate in Corporate Environmental Management from UCSB.

Sarah Endline

Mastermind & Chief Rioter
Sweetriot

Sarah Endline is the CEO and founder of sweetriot, an activist candy company, which is creating a sweet movement to fix the world. sweetriot sources cacao directly in Latin America, using recyclable, reusable packaging which features emerging artists, and only using all-natural, healthy ingredients for our dark chocolate products. Sarah has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelors from The University of Michigan. Sarah has been involved with Net Impact (then SRB) since 1996!

Seth Goldman

President & TeaEO
Honest Tea

Seth Goldman is President and TeaEO of Honest Tea, the best-selling brand of bottled tea in the natural foods industry. For the past two years the company has been ranked on Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Honest Tea was the first company to market a fully organic bottled tea (1999) as well the first Fair Trade bottled tea (2003). Today the entire product line is certified organic and the company has established innovative partnerships with a Native American community, a South African community, City Year, the American Institute for Cancer Research, Share Our Strength, Timberland and the Ford Escape Hybrid. Before launching Honest Tea, Seth was Vice President of Calvert Social Investment Fund, director of an AmeriCorps and deputy press secretary for Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas. He worked for a year in China (1987-1988) and a year and a half in the former Soviet Union (1989-1990). He is a graduate of Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995). Seth is an advisor to First Peoples Worldwide, Net Impact and the Somerset Elementary School Educational Foundation, the public school his three boys attend near Honest Tea’s offices in Bethesda, Maryland.

Jeffrey Immelt

CEO
GE

Jeffrey R. Immelt is the ninth chairman of GE, a post he has held since September 7, 2001. Mr. Immelt has held several global leadership positions since coming to GE in 1982, including roles in GE's Plastics, Appliance, and Medical businesses. In 1989 he became an officer of GE and joined the GE Capital Board in 1997. In 2000, Mr. Immelt was appointed president and chief executive officer. Mr. Immelt has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's, and since he began serving as chief executive officer, GE has been named "America's Most Admired Company" in a poll conducted by Fortune magazine and one of "The World's Most Respected Companies" in polls by Barron's and the Financial Times. Mr. Immelt is also a member of The Business Council, and he is on the board of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Mr. Immelt earned a B.A. degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1978 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1982. He and his wife Andrea have one daughter.

Jeffrey Gangemi

Graduate Leadership Program, Communications Consultant
Dun & Bradstreet

A 2009 Cornell MBA graduate, Jeffrey Gangemi co-founded Creative Design for Affordability while a student at the Johnson School. Gangemi is now a member of Dun & Bradstreet's Graduate Leadership Program and is working to drive more internal innovation through the introduction of new media communication tools. Before business school, Gangemi was a staff writer for BusinessWeek. A graduate of Middlebury College, he is also an avid fiction writer and stone sculptor.

Christine Egger

Founding Team Member
Social Actions

Christine Egger is a Founding Team Member of Social Actions, a nonprofit initiative building open source and collaborative projects that lift entire sectors, including the Social Actions and Social Entrepreneur APIs. Christine holds a master's degree in International Development from Michigan State University. Her interests focus on the intersection of international development, social entrepreneurialism, internet technologies, and the complexity sciences.

Peter Eliassen

Vice President of Sales and Operations
VisionSpring

Peter Eliassen, Vice President of Sales and Innovations, is responsible for the leadership and management of VisionSpring’s global operations and the achievement of operational and sales objectives. Prior to joining VisionSpring, Mr. Eliassen held positions with both public (United Nations, Peace Corps) and private sector (Capital One, Unilever) organizations. A graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics, Mr. Eliassen received his MBA from Thunderbird.

Nick Ellis

Managing Partner
Bright Green Talent

Nick Ellis holds degrees from both Stanford University (BA) and the London School of Economics (MSc). Before Bright Green Talent, Nick worked as an investment banker pioneering the use of clean renewable energy bonds to finance municipal renewable power projects.

Libby Evans

Director of Farmer Development Programs
Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers

Libby develops and implements Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importer’s Farmer Development Programs across the globe, including the Gombe Coffee Promotion Project--a three year quality improvement and market linkage project for coffee producers surrounding Gombe National Park in Western Tanzania. Libby has received several fellowships from the Lilly Endowment and the Paul K. and Evelyn E.C. Richter Trust to study international development and conservation in Southern Africa. She is a graduate of Occidental College.

Gisele Everett

Head of Private Equity Investments
Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors

Gisele Everett is the head of Private Equity Investments for Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors, which she joined in July 2009. Prior to that, Ms. Everett spent twelve years in private equity investing at Citi, first at Citi Venture Capital International and later as a partner at Citi's Sustainable Development Investments. Ms. Everett has a BBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Brazil and an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University.

Andrew Furner

Vice President
Trace Register LLC

Andy has primary responsibility for Trace Register’s worldwide marketing and sales execution. He has spent the past 20 years working in the information technology and consulting industries. He has held executive management positions with responsibility for sales, marketing, and operations and has extensive international experience having held senior management positions for companies in the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. Prior to joining Trace Register, Andy was the Managing Director of a $100 million Middle East business unit for a global telecommunications company.

Michael Gilbert

VP Strategy and Business Development
Global Green Solutions

With 20 years of private and public sector energy and environmental experience, Michael is responsible for leading strategy and business development of Global Green Solutions’ waste-biomass combustion and algae-biomass production technology businesses. He has also provided business strategy consultation to several early-stage Cleantech companies. He holds a BS in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, a MS in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University, and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. Michael is a licensed professional engineer and certified energy manager.

Tim Greiner

Managing Director
Pure Strategies

Tim Greiner specializes in building environmental and social integrity into products, brands, and businesses. Tim has designed and lead senior executive retreats for at firms looking to create or extend their CSR and sustainability programs. In addition to leading overall strategy efforts, he has built tactical tools such as sustainability audit protocols and supplier grading systems and product scorecards for small and large businesses and their suppliers.

Charles Hamilton

Professor, Chemistry
Cornell University

Charles Hamilton is a career entrepreneur currently leading Adenios a life-sciences company controlling the blood brain barrier to improve delivery of drugs and the treatment of neurological diseases. Prior to Adenios, Charles was the President of Novomer, a company making plastic out of CO2 and a co-founder of alternative fuels company DGT. He is a member of the Board of Challenge Industries and a former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Cornell University.

Shon Hiatt

PhD Candidate
Cornell University

Shon is a Ph.D. candidate in organizational behavior at Cornell University. He explores issues related to innovation, industry evolution and social entrepreneurship in a diverse set of economic contexts ranging from the energy industry to emerging economies. Shon's dissertation explores the emergence and growth of the U.S. Biodiesel Industry. He also engages in research and consulting with international companies and organizations in the United States, Spain, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines.

Charles B. Howland

General Council
Penn Energy Trust LLC

Charles B. Howland is counsel to Penn Energy Trust LLC., a developer of utility scale wind power and solar generation projects. Mr. Howland also serves on the board of directors of the Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit, member-owned oil (conventional and biodiesel) and electricity supply cooperative, and of BlackGold Biofuels Corp., which has developed an skid-based process for producing biodiesel from commercial food trap and other waste greases. Prior to coming to the Penn in 2008, Mr. Howland served as Senior Assistant Regional Counsel for EPA in its mid Atlantic regional office.

Crist Inman

Founder, Managing Partner
La Paz Group

Crist leads La Paz Group’s work with conservation-focused brands, including destinations such as Costa Rica, Galapagos, Croatia, Montenegro and Patagonia; premier resorts such as Lapa Rios, Morgan’s Rock and Xandari; and more recently unique initiatives such as Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, Organikos and Mamont Vodka. He completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University and will be teaching the field course “Sustainable Development & International Entrepreneurship” at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business in Spring 2010.

Stuart Hart

S. C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise
Cornell University

Stuart L. Hart is the Samuel C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management. His article “Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World” won the McKinsey Award for Best Article in the Harvard Business Review for 1997 and helped launch the movement for corporate sustainability. His new book, Capitalism at the Crossroads, was published by Wharton School Publishing in 2005. The second edition of the book with a new Foreword by Al Gore was published in 2007.

Marc Fox

Executive Director, GS Sustain
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Marc Fox relocated to New York in December 2008 to lead the GS SUSTAIN initiative in North America. Marc joined Goldman Sachs in London in 2005 to work with Sarah Forrest and Anthony Ling to develop GS SUSTAIN, an investment methodology based on analysis of the sustainability of corporate performance. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Marc spent four years in the media and technology industries in New York. Marc has an MBA from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Maryland.

Ron Gonen

Co-Founder & CEO
RecycleBank

Ron Gonen sees opportunities in a spot most of us don’t even take notice – the trash. RecycleBank is a rewards and loyalty program that motivates households to recycle and adapt other positive green behaviors. As CEO and Co-founder, Gonen is revolutionizing the way people view recycling. From its 2004 launch, RecycleBank is acknowledged as an unqualified success and has now grown to servicing over one million people across 20 states and in the United Kingdom.

Phil Fitzpatrick

Senior Advisor Americas
Marine Stewardship Council

Phil has significant seafood and food industry experience in senior roles with multinational companies, working with all major trade sectors. He has held leadership positions with Unilever, Dole Food Company, and, just prior to joining MSC, as group managing director Americas for Marine Harvest, the world’s largest aquaculture company.

Paul A. Hilton

CFA, Director, Advanced Equities Research
Calvert

Paul A. Hilton is Director, Advanced Equities Research at Calvert. Mr. Hilton helps lead Calvert’s efforts in integrating the analysis of environmental, social, and governance factors into traditional financial analysis. Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Hilton was Portfolio Manager, Socially Responsible Investing at The Dreyfus Corporation. Mr. Hilton has also served as a research analyst in the Social Awareness Investment program at Smith Barney Asset Management. He is Treasurer of the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative and current member and former co-chair of its Asset Management Working Group.

Carrie Freeman

Corporate Sustainability Strategist
Intel Corporation

Carrie Freeman is the Intel Corporate Sustainability Strategist. Carrie owns sustainability stakeholder engagement including internal employees and external NGOs and consortiums. Previously, Carrie was the United States southwest regional environmental relations manager, and worked with state government agencies, non profit organizations and the community at large to drive environmental improvements within Intel and surrounding communities. Carrie has been an engineering manager and technical program manager. She has worked for Intel for 12 years and holds an MBA in environmental policy and planning.

Hema Gunasekaran

Vice President
Piper Jaffray & Co.

Hema Gunasekaran is a vice president and member of the Clean Technology and Renewables Team. Her transaction experience includes equity and convertible debt offerings for public and private companies, in addition to providing advisory services in mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 2002, Gunasekaran worked as regional auditor, Asia Pacific for United Technologies Corporation (UTC) based in Singapore. Gunasekaran graduated from Madras University, India and received a Master in Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. She is also a Chartered Accountant.

Geoffrey Geist

Manager, Strategy and Communications, Department of Global Responsibility
Gap Inc.

Geoffrey D. Geist is a Manager of Strategy and Communications in the Department of Global Responsibility at Gap Inc. developing and communicating long-term strategies aimed at integrating CSR into company operations. He has been with Gap Inc since 1998.

Tirza Hollenhorst

Online Community Architect
ifPeople – Innovation for People

Tirza is an social entrepreneur and co-founder of ifPeople. She is known for her smart strategy and cutting questions. Her perspective uniquely combines the fields of ecology, systems thinking, communications, and web applications. Dedicated to her clients and her team, Tirza is constantly seeking new knowledge to apply to her work. Her current areas of study include open source software communities, collaboration, womens leadership, and product design.

J. Delano Ford

Director of Operations
KIPP New Orleans Schools

Mr. Ford is an Eli Broad Resident in Urban Education. At KIPP New Orleans Schools he serves as Director of Operations. This opportunity underscores Mr. Ford’s responsibilities for the design and implementation of KNOS regional operational plans, information technology systems and day to day business functions of all schools. Mr. Ford earned a BA from Morehouse College, with a major in Business Administration, Finance; he has an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Erin Hulme

Americas Associate
International Business Leaders Forum

Erin Hulme is the Americas Associate where she helps support IBLF’s new and current corporate partner engagement and programming activities in the Americas. She has worked with software, consumer products and IT companies in supporting their efforts around enhanced public policy, global philanthropy and chronic disease and is responsible for support of major partnership initiatives. Erin has an Honors History degree from Portland State University and is a Partnership Brokers Accreditation Scheme candidate.

Lennon Flowers

University Associate
Ashoka

Lennon Flowers is an Associate with Ashoka U, where she helped launch the Changemaker Campus initiative and manages the program delivery. The Changemaker Campus partnership brings together students, faculty, and staff to transform their university into a hub for social change. Lennon previously worked with Ashoka’s Global Venture program, and has been involved with youth social entrepreneurship since her days at UNC-Chapel Hill. A native of North Carolina, Lennon is a dedicated outdoor enthusiast, and enjoys cooking, growing her library, and occasional forays into theatre.

Holly Fowler

Senior Director, Sustainability & CSR
Sodexo North America

As Senior Director of Sustainability & CSR, Holly leads Sodexo’s sustainability initiatives and innovation by leveraging the company’s expertise and experience in serving more than 10,000 individual sites across North America. These efforts extend Sodexo's ability to deliver unsurpassed sustainability solutions to clients to help them achieve their sustainability goals, while at the same time allowing Sodexo to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water use, waste generation, and to promote sustainable community development.

Peter Frykman

Founder & CEO
Driptech Inc.

Peter Frykman, founder and CEO of Driptech inc., received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, where he focused on manufacturing and design. He is vitally concerned with the challenge of water scarcity, especially in developing countries. His professional interests include mechatronics, medical devices, and design for extreme affordability. He is an avid rower and two time national champion for Stanford.

Michael Goguen

Partner
Sequoia Capital

Michael Goguen is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. He leads Sequoia Capital’s cleantech investment efforts in the U.S. as well as China, India and Israel. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, Michael spent 10 years in engineering, research, and product management roles at DEC, SynOptics, and Centillion, and was a director of Engineering at Bay Networks. Michael also served as a Technical Chairman of the ATM Forum. Michael has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Edward Heslop

CEO
Environmental Credit Corp

Mr. Heslop is the Chairman and CEO of Environmental Credit Corp. (ECC), a business that creates and trades carbon credits. He’s played a lead role in product development, financing, operations, accounting, business development and marketing. Mr. Heslop is a graduate of Cornell University with a Master of Science in Production Economics and Finance, and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Finance and Management. He is a Founding Board Member of the Executive Council for the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise.

Eric H. Israel

Managing Director
KPMG LLP

Mr. Israel has over twenty years of diversified experience in the management of engagements dealing with the examination of financial statements and with counseling organizations in non-financial performance reporting. He has specialized in corporate responsibility and governance and has worked with many global companies in their efforts to strengthen their corporate governance practices; evaluate the effectiveness of ethics and compliance programs; and measure and report externally on sustainability performance indicators.

Laura Fortenberry

Manager, Power Application Branding
FedEx Services

Laura leads a team that is responsible for maintaining the global consistency of physical applications of the FedEx brand. She supervises the strategy and design of branded environments, vehicles, packaging, uniforms and sponsorship properties. In her ten years at FedEx, Laura has held numerous positions in marketing, dealing with product development, mass customer communications and digital brand management. Previously, Laura worked for First Tennessee Bank where she held positions as a market rate deposit manager and corporate trainer.

Darrell Hammond

CEO & Co-Founder
KaBOOM!

Darell Hammond co-founded KaBOOM! in 1995 and has since overseen the construction of more than 1,700 all-volunteer, done-in-a-day playground builds for communities in need. On kaboom.org, his organization offers tools and resources that empower communities to build playgrounds and take up the cause of play. Darell has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award and the Jefferson Award and has been profiled in People, Washingtonian, Fortune, Fast Company and Worth magazines.

R. Paul Herman

CEO & Founder
HIP Investor, Inc.

Paul invented “HIP = Human Impact + Profit” to enable the $175 billion of global investing to both "do good and make money." Paul earned a Finance degree at the Wharton School, built incentive regulation models at McKinsey & Co., reengineered business and government at CSC Index, entrepreneured a teen, kid and parent online financial portal to 30,000 customers, led Ashoka's North America and Global Development groups, and strategized for eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's Network.

Al Iannuzzi

Senior Director, WW EHS
Johnson & Johnson

Al is employed by Johnson & Johnson as Senior Director in the Worldwide Environment, Health & Safety department where he directs the global Product Stewardship, Design for Environment and Green Marketing programs. He is the author of the book "Industry Self-regulation and Voluntary Environmental Compliance" (CRC Press, 2002). Al has led the support of Johnson & Johnson's environmental and toxicology programs as well as development of the Healthy Planet 2010 Sustainability goals. Al received his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Policy from the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati.

Marcia Greenberg

Adjunct Professor of Laws
Cornell University

Marcia E. Greenberg received a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in 1991, a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1984, and a B.A. from Yale in 1979. Since 1992, she has engaged in international work relating to employment, human rights, democracy-building, post-conflict reconstruction, youth development and gender. Professor Greenberg has worked with Women, Law and Development International, Development Alternatives, Inc., the Education Development Center and the Institute for EastWest Studies.

Ryan Fix

Chief Idea Activator
Pure Project

Using ‘values-driven business principals’ as his vehicle of choice, Ryan employs his communication skills and vast networks to draw people together to effect a common goal. Educated in Foreign Policy from American University, trained in Finance on Wall Street, engaged in Real Estate Marketing & Development in NYC, Ryan is well prepared for just about any mission. Defined by his heartfelt ambition, consistent drive, unrelenting spirit, and overwhelming love for life & mankind, Ryan greets every day and every opportunity with open arms.

David D. Ferguson

Director, Global Development Commons
USAID

David Ferguson joined USAID in 2009 as the Director of USAID's Global Development Commons initiative. Previously, he spent 27 years at AT&T, where he created and ran AT&T's Professional Services Division. He spent several years in Hong Kong for AT&T. Mr. Ferguson holds a master's in electrical engineering and computer science from Stanford University and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is married, has three daughters, and resides in Oakton, Virginia.

Henry Gonzalez

Vice President
Morgan Stanley

Henry is a Vice President with Morgan Stanley Investment Management where he focuses on Emerging Markets Debt strategies. In his earlier career, he was the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Agriculture in his home country Costa Rica, and served as a Legislative Advisor to the Vice President of the Legislative Assembly. Henry received an MBA from Oxford University, and an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Costa Rica.

Robert Granja

Yachana Technical High School Graduate

Originally from the town of Mondaña in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Robert studied Accounting in the traditional Ecuadorian education system before enrolling at the Yachana Technical High School (YTHS). At YTHS, Robert focused on eco-tourism and English. He graduated in 2008, after which he worked at the Yachana Lodge. In August 2009, Robert moved to the U.S. to further his studies in English at Juaniata College in Pennsylvania.

Maro Imirzian

Vice President, Finance
Catchlight Energy LLC

Maro Imirzian is Vice President of Finance for Catchlight Energy LLC, where she is responsible for finance and administration of the company. Prior to joining Catchlight Energy, Maro worked for Weyerhaeuser Company where she held a variety of assignments in finance, joint venture management, and manufacturing. Before joining Weyerhaeuser Maro managed timberland for International Paper Company and was a management consultant. She received a BS in Forestry from Michigan State University and an MBA from Cornell University.

Kasey Gagnon

Director of Partnership Development
Commongood Careers

As the Director of Partnership Development at Commongood Careers, Kasey plays a key role in creating strategic partnerships with entrepreneurial organizations, universities and nonprofit leaders to help promote talent in the sector as well as broaden the impact of Commongood Careers. Kasey also manages Commongood Careers’ career advising services, helping to counsel nonprofit job seekers on finding and securing careers in the sector. Kasey holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Merrimack College.

Jaime Hartman

Executive Director, Pro Bono Action Tank
Taproot Foundation

Jamie leads the Pro Bono Action Tank's efforts to expand the pro bono ethic throughout the private sector to ensure organizations serving the public good have access to the professional services they need to achieve their missions. Ms. Hartman brings over 13 years of experience in marketing, business management, and implementation consulting that spans public and private sector organizations. She holds an MA in public policy from Georgetown University and a BS from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Bart Houlahan

Co-Founder
B-Corp

Prior to B Lab, Bart Houlahan was CFO, COO and President of AND 1, a basketball footwear, apparel and entertainment company. Houlahan grew AND1 from $4M to $250M in brand revenues with distribution in 85 countries. Before AND1, Houlahan was an investment banker with Stonebridge Associates, BNY Associates and Prudential-Bache Securities, focused on providing corporate finance and merger and acquisition services to businesses ranging in size from $20M to $500M. Houlahan is a graduate of Stanford University.

Aaron Hurst

Founder & President
Taproot Foundation

Aaron Hurst is the President and Founder of the Taproot Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit consulting firm and leading advocate for pro bono service. He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top social entrepreneurs and as the pioneer of the national pro bono service movement. Aaron is a frequent public speaker and author of the Pro Bono Junkie’s Blog as well as the children’s book “Mommy and Daddy Do It Pro Bono: Epic Careers by Inspiring Parents”. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two young children.

Neil Gottlieb

Founding Twin
Three Twins Ice Cream

After starting his career at Gap and later joining Peace Corps Morocco, Neal was looking for a way to combine his do-gooder side with his dirty capitalist side. He started Three Twins Ice Cream with the goal of making inconceivably delicious organic ice cream produced in a sustainable manner accessible to all. Three Twins recently completed a round of financing and will soon open the largest dedicated organic ice cream factory in the world.

Kara Hartnett Hurst

Managing Director, East Coast Regional Management
BSR

Kara plays a crucial role in BSR's global expansion by overseeing all consulting and research activities on the East Coast of the United States. As a founding member of the Electronic Industry Citizen Coalition, Kara facilitated the groundbreaking industry initiative in responsible supply chain management through its first years. Kara holds a Master's degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Barnard College of Columbia University.

Mrim Inbar

Sustainability Leader
Dow Chemical Company

Mira Inbar is Sustainability Leader for the Dow Chemical Company. In this role she leads strategic projects for the company to integrate sustainability across operations and businesses. Before coming to Dow, Mira worked in the environmental conservation field all over the world. Mira received her MBA from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley and her BA in Biology and Environmental Studies from Oberlin College. She is a founder and board member of the carbon offset retailer, Live Climate, which was recently acquired by Carbonfund.

Laura Fortenberry

Manager Power Application Branding
FedEx

Laura leads a team that is responsible for providing global consistency for physical applications of the FedEx brand. This includes leading the global vision and strategy for design of branded environments, vehicles, packaging, uniforms and sponsorship properties. With 10 years of experience at FedEx, Laura has held numerous positions in Marketing including fedex.com product development, mass customer communications and digital brand management. Prior to FedEx, Laura worked for First Tennessee Bank where she held positions as a market rate deposit manager and corporate trainer.

Robin Ingenthron

President
Good Point Recycling

Robin Ingenthron joins us from the WR3A, World Reuse, Repair and Recycling Assoc. He is also president Good Point Recycling, a 50,000 s.f. electronics recycling facility, 5 trucks and 20 staff. He recently opened a second facility in Mexico, as a maquila, half owned by a women’s collective. He has a BA degree in International Relations (Carleton College) and an MBA from Boston University (Public Management Program). Robin has consulted for government and private institutions in China, France, Indonesia, Egypt, Mexico and Lithuania.

Reed Hundt

Co-Chairman
Coalition for the Green Bank

Reed currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Coalition for the Green Bank, is a consultant to Skadden, Arps, and is Co-Chairman of the Forum on Communications and Society at the Aspen Institute. He was Chairman of the FCC from 1993-97 and served on Barack Obama’s Transition Team. Reed is on the Board of Directors of Intel Corporation and Infinera and is a member of the board of Telegent Systems and Public Knowledge.

Daniel Gilbert

Senior Brand Manager
WM GreenOps

Dan Gilbert is a senior brand manager with the Organic Growth Group at Waste Management and works on the team developing Greenopolis.com and the GreenOps Tracking System. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he has 15 years of experience developing businesses and services in the environmental industry.

David Greeley

Vice President and Director, Center for Private Sector Health Initatives
AED

Mr. Greeley has 25 years of work experience: 10 in the for profit private sector and 15 with non-governmental international health and development organizations. Mr. Greeley is currently Vice President and Director for the Center for Private Sector Health Initiatives (CPSHI) at AED. He received his Master’s Degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs where he majored in Economic and Political Development and African Affairs, and obtained his BA from Brandeis University where he majored in International Politics.

Sheeraz Haji

Managing Partner
Cleantech Group

Sheeraz Haji is based in Cleantech Group's San Francisco office. Previously, Sheeraz spent eight years co-founding and leading GetActive (merged with Convio), a venture-backed software-as-a-service company providing CRM tools to nonprofits, associations and educational institutions. Sheeraz launched his career as an environmental engineer in the Washington, DC office of Environ International. He has a BS from Brown University and an MS from Stanford University, both degrees in Environmental Engineering. Sheeraz is a U.S. and French citizen.

Laura Heffron

Board Member and Business Consultant
Coro Center for Civic Leadership

Laura Heffron is an executive for Corporate Community Affairs, Philanthropy and Cause Marketing. She has extensive knowledge in collaborating with the corporate and nonprofit sectors. From 2000-2009, she directed Macy’s West’s philanthropy. Heffron developed a funding model and brokered relationships with national nonprofits that delivered revenue growth and created meaningful community impact. Heffron has been on the Coro Center for Civic Leadership board for northern California since 2003. In 2002, she was a Coro Community Fellow.

Jane Hexter

Team Leader and Follower
Grants Champion

Jane Hexter has written well over 50 successful proposals and raised over $28 million for her clients in the last few years alone. She is a captivating teacher and Grants Champion has helped dedicated people raise money for programs and businesses that really make a difference. What motivates her is a belief that everyone on this planet has the right to food, shelter, clean water, a decent education, and economic opportunities regardless of anything

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