… Jennifer Gottlieb Elazhari is currently the HUD Director for the Division of Public and Indian Housing in the State of Connecticut. In this position, she oversees Connecticut Housing Authorities in housing development and management. She promotes the use of innovative practices to serve the … to two daughters. Circularity Clean Energy Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Jennifer …
… Joseph Raff graduated with a Master of Business Administration at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Prior to joining the School of Management, Joseph worked as a manufacturing engineer producing LASERs for 3D sensing applications, as a professional chef at fine dining restaurants in Chicago … in 2017. After graduating from Yale, Joseph intends to pursue a career bringing nutritious, sustainable, accessible, and above all else delicious food and drink to millions of people. …
… Prior to enrolling at Yale, she co-launched the U.S.’ first ever sustainability platform for food retailers, quantifying a collective $20 million savings potential through … as a board member of a Boston-based regional community support nonprofit, is a peer mentor for incoming YSE students, and enjoys outdoor adventures, knitting, trying new foods, and …
… allow future generations access to the same resources and opportunities we enjoy today. Before arriving at Yale, Jacob had spent the past decade moving back and forth across the country as an Infantry and later Civil Affairs Officer in the U.S. Army. In … Tennessee Chapter assisting with biodiversity surveys and grassland restoration efforts. Jacob graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia University with a B.A. in …
… Amar Kakirde is an MPP student interested in development finance, climate change, regulations and the interplay between the three. He is … to develop policy to enable climate positive growth, with a focus on carbon markets. Before coming to Yale, Amar was a treasury product enablement strategy manager, supporting … Clean Energy Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Amar Kakirde … …
… in Management (MiM) from HEC Paris and a Master of Management Studies (MMS) in Global Business and Society from Yale SOM. Ekaterina is based in San Francisco. Circularity Clean Energy Corporate Sustainability Environmental Innovation Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Ekaterina … (Katya) Plotnitskaya Investment Associate at Climate Investment Master's Degree in Global Business & Society 2022 Ekaterina (Katya) Plotnitskaya is an Associate in the Investment …
… a joint MBA and Master of Environmental Management program with a focus on rural economic development and corporate sustainability in the food and agriculture sector. Raised in Wisconsin, she is interested in how agricultural sustainability can be used as a tool for rural economic development and strategies for engaging conventional agriculture in responding to climate change. Prior to attending …
… natural communities, and how human actions can increase ecosystem health on farms and in forests. Her thesis research is looking at how the actions, values, and capacity of farmers … to work in the intersections between land conservation, land stewardship, and supporting businesses that use sustainably produced food and wood. Prior to attending Yale, she worked … Board and the High Meadows Fund, where her work supported capacity and businesses development among food system and land conservation non-profits as well as local farm and …
… impact. It was in this latter position that Elisse founded Google Cloud's "Data for Good" program that aimed to empower nonprofits and social entrepreneurs to apply big data solutions to real-world challenges. The initiatives included: Data Solutions for Change, a nonprofit grant program; Visualize 2030, a data visualization contest for … of building private-public sector partnerships in building a better, more equal, and more sustainable future, but also decided to pursue further graduate study so as to help secure …
… Jeamme works at the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. as a program officer on the Forest team, where she works on using nature-based solutions to address climate change. Her work is focused on collaborating with private sector and place-based partners on the development of landscape-level forest management, conservation, and restoration initiatives. Prior to joining WWF, she was …