… Prior to FirstFuel, Sam served as Federal Program Director and Attorney at Acadia Center (formerly ENE), where he architected some of the nation’s leading climate and efficiency laws and regulations. He was the lead advocate for the successful passage of the Massachusetts’ Green Communities and Global Warming … improvements. Sam previously worked at VEIC/Efficiency Vermont, where he led an effort on innovative third-party financing to spur clean energy investments, and at The Boston …
… Institute of Technology to focus on developing commercialization knowledge for medical device industry. He is passionate about the intersection of biomedical device … viable probes in specific visual spectrum ranges that would open new possibilities for labeling tissues and organs in humans and performing various neurosurgeries in live mice for acute and chronic studies. After two years, …
… Seth Mullendore is vice president and project director for Clean Energy Group, where he serves as manager, analyst, and technical adviser for power systems, solar PV applications, and battery storage projects. Seth works with … and supporting market structures. Prior to joining Clean Energy Group, Seth served as a Sustainable Energy Fellow with Union of Concerned Scientists and worked with Maine Clean …
… incubating SEACEF, a multi-donor early stage project development or preparation facility for key markets in SE Asia that will focus on providing capital to early stage project … Director and Founder of Global Climate Capital, which offers project finance and consulting for climate and resource efficiency projects in Southeast Asia and beyond. He holds a Masters of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as a B.S. in Chemistry and Energy Resources from …
… Holly currently manages the sustainability program across the state of Hawaii for Bayer Crop Science. She is 2018 graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where she earned a Master in Environmental Management. Her academic and professional work focuses on agricultural supply chains, sustainable sourcing and corporate reputational risk. She spent her summer internship in …
… roles of increasing responsibility during six years with GE’s energy venture capital platform, most recently as Senior Director. Trey was responsible for deploying $40MM in 10 startup companies in renewable energy, energy efficiency and oil & gas, achieving a 25%+ IRR to date. Trey has been an active Board observer for six portfolio companies, advising them on issues related to scale-up, project finance …
… she has studied commercialization in the nonprofit sector, social enterprise, workforce development programs, and the emergence of new social business legal forms. Her studies on work integration social enterprise approaches to workforce development have appeared in the Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Voluntas, …
… Ophelia currently works as a Communications Specialist for Reconciling Ministries Network. Prior to that, she worked as a Grants Manager for United Way of Greater Portland. She received her MBA from the Yale School of Management in 2016. Before coming to Yale, Ophelia worked as an Education Advocate for the Navajo Nation and …
… on Business and Environment. Interests lie in Impact Investing, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Finance and Mountain Ecosystems. Before F&ES, Shitiz worked in consulting and international development on issues like … Impact Investing, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Finance and Mountain Ecosystems. Before F&ES, Shitiz worked in consulting and international development on issues like …
… senior communication coach at Executive Voice. She helps entrepreneurs to articulate their vision and technical concepts to diverse constituencies, boosting their communicative … delivery of their pitch content. Julie has coached individuals and teams in almost every division of Yale and supported corporate clients such as Deloitte, McKinsey, and Pfizer. … with her clients winning international competitions. In support of the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, Julie offers faculty pitch review and coaching sessions during the …