Presidian Blog
From Novice to Leader, Outdoors Club Backpacks Through Point Reyes!
When I signed up for the Outdoors Club Spring weekend camping trip in Pt. Reyes, I was making two gambles: 1) I had never been backpacking before and 2) I was entirely new to school — a fresh addition to Presidio’s C22. Spoiler alert: None of this mattered by the end of the trip. The …
Society's Monetary System Can't Create a Sustainable Economy
Let’s be honest: the deficit isn’t going away anytime soon. It is a problem, but it’s not the real problem. The real issue we need to be concerned with is that our money system cannot create a sustainable economy, at least not in today’s world. Money is issued by the same debt system used to …
Luni Libes Featured in CNBC Article on Entrepreneurship in Seattle
Pinchot entrepreneurship professor Luni Libes was recently featured in a CNBC article on Seattle’s new wave of entrepreneurs. Fledge, Libes’ startup accelerator, was inspired by Pinchot MBAs in need of a stepping stone between graduate and successful entrepreneur. The fruits of this work are companies you may have heard of: Stockbox Grocers, Community Sourced Capital, and Evrnu to …
NY Times recognizes PGS as #1 MBA if you want to ‘Change the World’
If you want to work in luxury goods, go to France’s HEC Paris. If you want to work for Procter and Gamble, go to Indiana’s Kelley School of Business. But if you want to change the world, go to Presidio Graduate School (PGS). That’s the idea in an article The New York Times released last …
How Millennials and Women Are Paving the Way for Sustainability
Millennials and women today are approaching investments a bit differently than men and women in the past. Statistically speaking, their investments are based on more than the chance to receive the highest return possible—they’re also based on the social and environmental impact of the investment. Consider the Statistics According to Morgan Stanley, 40 percent of …
The Redeemable Company: Inside Corporate Citizenship with Sandra Taylor
In some circles large multinational corporations are the root of all evil. The means of modern capitalist production are the source of inequity, environmental destruction and splintered communities. Within these groups there it is the rare professionals who aims to correct the externalities of corporations not through picket signs or protests but through a focused …
Interview With Paul Herman, Impact Investing Towards Sustainability
Paul Herman’s story is robust; it builds upon a deep-seated calling that many of us here at Presidio Graduate School (PGS) share. In his words, that calling is “the desire to see that individuals get as fair a shake as institutions” and those values are reflected through his work at HIP Investor. In 2006 after …
Presidio Presents: Sustainability & the Future of Fashion
On Wednesday, February 25th three of the world’s top sustainable apparel pioneers joined the Presidio Graduate School community for an inspiring and candid conversation about the future of fashion. Melissa Fifield is senior director of Sustainable Innovation for Gap Inc., a leading global specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, …
GO Box Closes the Loop in Take-Out Dining
Eliminating waste is good for the environment. Laura Weiss is hoping to prove that it’s also good for business. Seeing Waste as an Opportunity GO Box was born in Portland’s vibrant food truck scene. A recent article in The Oregonian proclaims “Portland is the leader of the maverick food truck movement.” It’s hard to argue …
Power Play: Is smart energy possible in Afghanistan?
In her grandfather’s hometown of Qarabagh, a farming community flanked by dusty deserts on one side and the Koh-e-Baba mountains of central Afghanistan on the other, Aseya Kakar (C21) met a woman who was suffering from lung cancer caused by the smoke from her cooking fires. “In our world, where we have so much technology …