“As an active member of both F&ES & SOM communities while at Yale, I took full advantage of the opportunities available to me. An aspiring entrepreneur, I helped to build some of CBEY’s programs in entrepreneurship — most notably the
Sabin Venture Prize, which has encouraged and enabled many Yale students to follow an entrepreneurial path. During my years at Yale, I also proposed and launched the inaugural business plan class at F&ES with McClusky Fellow
John Forgach, SOM professors
David Cromwell and
Maureen Burke. I was fortunate to work with advisors
Dan Esty,
Marian Chertow, and
Brad Gentry for my Ph.D. dissertation on venture capital investments into cleantech — a pioneering topic at the time.
“After receiving my Ph.D. and using the skillset I built at Yale, I co-founded the company Big Room Inc., raising venture capital and angel capital to support the development of the
.ECO top level domain (launching soon – only six years later than planned thanks to long delays at ICANN!). I also helped to found the
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) and am now chair of the board. I currently work full-time with
Industrial Economics, Inc., advising companies, NGOs and governmental organizations on sustainable purchasing and supply chain strategies.
“Whether I am working with purchasers, investors, standards organizations, or internet providers, having the credibility, depth, and network in the environmental domain
and the business skills that I learned at Yale and CBEY has been fundamental. I am thrilled to see CBEY, CBEY alums, and the world-view we represent thrive and prosper. In the coming years I hope CBEY continues to foster entrepreneurship, bringing problem-based learning into the classroom, and enabling and connecting the next generation of resilient and persistent graduates.”