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PGS Alumna Spotlight: Danielle Salah, VP of Impact Analytics at HIP Investor
Danielle Salah, SF Cohort 21 Vice President of Impact Analytics at HIP Investor Danielle builds and manages HIP Investor’s database of impact metrics on municipal bond issuers, and uses the data to create customized solutions that add value for the company’s clients by providing them with smart data which drives higher impact investment decisions. She received her …
When they see injustice, Presidians are anything but meek. Spotlight on Bloomberg 50 alumna Natasha Lamb.
When they see injustice, Presidians are anything but meek. Named one of Bloomberg’s 2017 Top 50, Natasha Lamb, Managing Director of sustainable wealth management firm Arjuna Capital and a Presidio alumna (Seattle Cohort 4), has– time and again– persuaded industry titans to disclose concealed information. As a Portfolio Manager and Director of Equity Research and …
Dariush Rafinejad's New Book - Sustainable Product Innovation: Entrepreneurship for Human Well-Being
Human well-being must become the overarching goal of new technology and product development. Businesses can do well by doing good things for society and our environment. Introducing Dr. Dariush Rafinejad’s new book: SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT INNOVATION: Entrepreneurship for Human Well-Being Ross Publishing, August 2017 Dariush Rafinejad, Ph.D. This important book, designed for academic courses, …
Alumni Spotlight: Mona Das is Running for Congress
Alumni Spotlight: Mona Das is Running for Congress Meet Mona Das. Mona’s parents immigrated to America from India when she was 8 months old with $6 in their pocket, and an unfailing desire to build a better life for their family. Mona’s parents imbued her with courage, determination, and a strong work ethic. She settled …
Alumni Spotlight: Peter Schulte, SEA C13, Founder and Editor at Kindling
Alumni Spotlight: Peter Schulte, SEA C13, Founder and Editor at Kindling Media Peter is the Founder and Editor of Kindling – an online catalog of humanity’s evolution. Through Kindling, Peter showcases humanity’s great strides toward peace, justice, and sustainability and shines a light on possibilities for our future. Peter also works for the Pacific Institute …
At Conscious Company Media PGS Alumni Advance Sustainable Business
Less than a year ago, Presidio Graduate School (PGS founded in 2003) and Pinchot University (Pinchot founded in 2002) – the world’s two pioneers in graduate degrees in sustainable management – joined forces. In talking with alums of both schools, I’ve sensed palpable excitement at what these schools can learn from one another and accomplish together. Fortunately …
Sustainable Fashion Club and Goodwill Hunting Join Forces
By Melissa Hook Did you know… It takes 700 gallons of water to produce a single t-shirt. 200 million promotional t-shirts are made every year. 150 billion total gallons of water are lost per year — or the equivalent of draining the Lake Union every two weeks. Goodwill Hunting is the brainchild of Dave Bergart, Amy …
A Presidian in the White House
A Presidian in the White House By Tanya Weliky When asked about the process of landing the position of Senior Policy Advisor in the White House, David Groves (C13) chuckled, “I would never have predicted there’d be a direct line from one of my Presidio Graduate School projects to having to pass through a Secret …
2016 Commencement: Presidio Graduate School Celebrates Emerging Sustainability Leaders and Visionaries
Posted on CSRwire: Jun 08, 2016 – 10:05 AM EST SAN FRANCISCO, Jun. 08 /CSRwire/ – Presidio Graduate School (PGS) honored its 13th graduating class with a heartwarming commencement ceremony at the SFJAZZ Center. With frequent rounds of applause, voluminous cheering and occasional hooting, the 30 students of the Class of 2016 celebrated the culmination of …