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‘Green’ Trailblazers
Many HBS graduates are now leading companies and nonprofit organizations involved in the environment or sustainability – as entrepreneurs, innovators, financiers, or philanthropists. Following is a selected list of notable alumni and the organizations.
Warren Adams (MBA 1995)
Patagonia Sur
New York and Santiago, Chile
For-profit conservationists
David Blood (MBA 1985)
Generation Investment Management
London, New York, and Sydney
Investment management that integrates sustainability factors and traditional equity research
Scott Bolick (MBA 2000)
Vice President, Sustainability
SAP America, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA
Business management software, solutions, and services
Lionel Bony (MBA 2006)
Rocky Mountain Institute
Snowmass and Boulder, CO
Nonprofit research and educational foundation aiming to foster efficient and sustainable use of resources
Privahini Bradoo (MBA 2008)
BioMine
Palo Alto, CA
E-waste recycling
Marcel Brenninkmeijer (AMP 155 1998)
Good Energies Foundation
London, New York, and Zug
Foundation focused on poverty alleviation through sustainable access to renewable energy
Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002)
Serious Energy
California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and India
Provides high tech products and services for building energy efficiency
Jeffrey Brown (MBA 1983)
Summit Power Group, LLC.
Seattle, Washington
Developer of electric power projects
Michael Cavallo (MBA 1978)
Clinton Climate Initiative
New York, Boston, Chicago, and Little Rock, Arkansas
Foundation dedicated to creating and advancing solutions to the core issues driving climate change
Matthew Commons (MBA 2007)
FloDesign Wind Turbine Corporation
Waltham and Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Wind turbine manufacturer
Patricia A. Connolly (MBA 1989)
Director of Global Sustainability
RREEF
New York, NY
Real estate investment management
Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)
Effortless Efficiency, Inc.
Naperville, IL
Residential energy retrofit consulting, finance, and installation
Justin Dawe (MBA 2007)
C12 Energy
Cambridge, Massachusetts and Berkeley, California
Carbon capture and storage
John Doerr (MBA 1976)
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Menlo Park, Shanghai, Beijing
Greentech venture capital
Andrew Falender (MBA 1969)
Appalachian Mountain Club
Multiple US locations
United States' oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization
James Giebutowski (MBA 1991)
EnerNOC
Multiple US locations; London, UK; and Oakville, Ontario
Energy management applications
Paul Grana (MBA 2009)
Tigo Energy
Los Gatos, California; Munich, Germany; and Osaka, Japan
Hardware and software that brings new levels of power output efficiency, management, and control to photovoltaic solar installations
Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966)
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co.
Boston and San Francisco
Global investment management firm
Alan Greenshields (MBA 1992)
Fortu Holding AG
Basel, Switzerland
Proprietary technologies for next-generation rechargeable batteries
Michael Hammons (MBA 2001)
SAIL Capital Partners
Irvine, California; New York; and Washington, D.C.
Cleantech venture capital
Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984)
Eco Mobilite Partners, SNCF
Paris
Transportation
Craig Huff (MBA 1993)
Reservoir Capital Group LLC
New York
Private equity
Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982)
General Electric
Over 100 countries worldwide
Advanced technology, services, and finance company dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation,, and infrastructure
Scott Jacobs (MBA 2007)
McKinsey & Company’s Global Cleantech Practice
San Francisco, CA
Cleantech consulting
Michael Liebreich (MBA 1990)
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
London
Industry research on clean energy and the carbon markets
Craig Lund (MBA 2008)
1366 Technologies
Lexington, MA
Develops innovative manufacturing solutions for silicon cell manufacturers that dramatically cut the cost of installed solar power
David Prend (MBA 1984)
Rockport Capital Partners LP
Boston
Cleantech venture capital
Carter Roberts (MBA 1988)
World Wildlife Fund
Worldwide locations
World's largest independent conservation organization
Brian Robertson (MBA 2004)
Amonix
Seal Beach, California; North Las Vegas, Nevada; and Torrance, California
Designer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) commercial solar power systems
William Rogers (MBA 1985)
The Trust for Public Land
Multiple US locations
Land conservation nonprofit organization
Roger Sant (MBA 1960)
Sant Associates
Co-founder and chairman Emeritus of AES Corporation; trustee WWF and Summit Foundation
Longtime environmentalist
Mark Schwartz (MBA 1978)
MissionPoint Capital Partners
Norwalk, Connecticut
Clean energy, energy efficiency, and environmental private equity
Laura Shenkar (MBA 1992)
The Artemis Project
San Francisco, California
Consulting practice dedicated to helping companies thrive in a world of increasing water scarcity
Nicole Sherwood (MBA 2005)
Jonathan Rose Companies
New York
Green real estate policy, planning, development, civic-development, and investment firm
Scott Smith (MBA 1991)
Opflex Solutions
West Hyannisport, Massachusetts
Manufactures, markets, and sells specialized plastic and rubber foams used to clean oil spills
Bickley Stevens II (MBA 1969)
Stevens Capital Advisors
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Advisory and investment banking services to clean-technology companies and investors
Alexander Taussig (MBA 2009)
Highland Capital Partners
Lexington, Massachusetts
Venture capital
Mark Tercek (MBA 1984)
The Nature Conservancy
Worldwide locations
A charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive
Kate Wattson (MBA 2009)
Harvest Power
Waltham, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Richmond, BC
Produces renewable energy and soil enhancement products from discarded organic materials
Frank Yang (MBA 2006)
Stion Corporation
San Jose, California
Solar panel manufacturer
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