… I first had the idea for a plant-based leather start-up over 2 years ago but I didn’t have the … dream. I always thought that entrepreneurship wassomething one did in the latter part of your life (post-40s) after having built an established career. However, when I came to grad … early adopters which is a unique environment. Access to mentors and advisors – Founderswear many hats: product development, sales, marketing, finance and accounting, legal, …
… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is delighted to announce the winners of … CBEY supportsstudents in building sustainable businesses that are solving some of our planet’s biggest problems. A huge part of this has been via the Sobotka Seed Prize for … This year, the Sobotka Seed Prize for Sustainable Ventures focused on solutions in four key areas of urgent action: Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Food, …
… As a business and investment leader, Radha Kuppalli has been developing innovative finance … of climate change and energy policies around the world. She holds graduate degrees from Yale University in business and environmental management. Radha believes in collaboration, diversity, and sharing ideas openly and with courage to shape teams and business leaders for the transition to a sustainable future Equity …
… Donovan Ervin (he/him) is Vice President of Impact Investments at AlTi Tiedemann Global, an investment management firm. In … development to environmental justice. Based in Dallas, Texas, Donovan is a graduate of Yale University (MBA and Master of Environmental Management) and Stanford University (BA in …
… Tagan Engel has over 25 years of experience in reshaping local and regional food systems, developing … national networks. She centers her work on active listening, redistributing power and resources, and building understanding across communities and sectors to support … established the radio show, podcast and website The Table Underground , where she recordsstories for transformative change through the topics of food, radical love, anti-racism and …
… Colin is a joint MBA and Master of Environmental Management candidate, focusing on how we can deploy finance to cultivate food more sustainably. Prior to Yale, Colin spent two years running the Ugandan operations division of the agriculture … and Pacific Crest trails in the US, and trekked in Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, and Uganda. At Yale he can be found out running with his two dogs, hiking in Connecticut's many state …
… Brooks Lamb is the author of Love for the Land : Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale Univ. Press, 2023), a book that reviewers have called “excellent,” “hopeful,” and “more … stewardship in the face of systemic adversity — and his undergraduate degree at RhodesCollege. Through various professional, educational, and personal experiences, including his …
… Christina is a Master of Environmental Management Candidate at the YaleSchool of the Environment studying collaborative solutions to protecting wildlife on working lands. Before coming to YSE, she worked for an environmental nonprofit, focusing on water and nutrient …
… Monica is a joint degree candidate at the YaleSchool of Management and School of the Environment, where she is focusing on driving a transition towards a more regenerative and equitable food system. Prior to Yale, Monica was a senior consultant on Monitor Deloitte's ESG strategy team. Through her …
… Alice Ruqiao Mao is a Master of Business Administration candidate at the YaleSchool of Management (SOM). Prior to joining SOM, Alice worked within the Strategy … on an ESG strategy for a chocolate company with a specific focus on the sustainable sourcing of cacao, touching on topicssuch as deforestation, child labor, and poverty. After …