Presidian Blog
Students tackle personal sustainability through the Outdoor Club
When I was making a decision of where to go to graduate school, the deciding factor that attracted me to Presidio was the outstanding community. It is very inspiring to spend one’s days surrounded by passionate and talented individuals who are all working toward the audacious goal of making the world a better place. …
Alumni Profile - Erin Decker
MBA Alumna Erin Decker (C10) talks about her work as the Sustainability Manager for Salesforce.com This video is part of a series. View more
Jared Brick - Alumni Profile
Alumnus Jared Brick, MBA C13, talks about his new start-up TraX and how his Presidio education helped get him there.
The Importance of Being Greeted
I’ve been to countless business, professional, and other organizational meetings throughout my career. I’m at ease as I enter these diverse contexts, a reflection of increased self-assuredness not to mention a broad network that leaves me confident that there’s a better than average chance I will encounter someone I know regardless of the setting. But …
Cynthia Scott Brings the Presidio Perspective to International Leadership Conference
Professor Cynthia Scott, PhD will be presenting at the 15th Annual International Leadership Association Global Conference in Montreal, Canada on October 31st. The presentation “Leadership for Local and Global Resilience: The Challenges of a Shifting Planet” is based on a newly published book by Cynthia and fellow PGS Professor Tammy Esteves, PhD, entitled Leadership for …
PGS Invades Net Impact 2013
On October 24-26, thousands of sustainable business professionals and students will descend upon Silicon Valley for the 2013 Net Impact conference. Our PGS Net Impact chapter is a co-host this year, curating 6 conference tracks, and bringing the most members of any Net Impact chapter in the country. We’re also up for Chapter of the …
Change Starts Here: Presidio and Local Impact
In a Presidio blog post earlier this year, I described my work with The Green Ninja Project, a climate-change education initiative for kids. With funding from NASA, NSF and PG&E, a successful Kickstarter campaign, and other sources, our collaboration of climate scientists, animators, filmmakers, and educators have come together to create the Green Ninja, a …
Alumnus Dale Wannen (C9) Speaking at Net Impact
It takes just one idea and one person to change everything. Soon approaching this week from October 24-26, nearly 3,000 thinkers and doers will converge in California’s hub of innovation, Silicon Valley, for the 2013 Net Impact Conference. Fortunately, I was asked to put together a panel on the topic of sustainable investing. As a …
PGS alum Josh Newman co-authors impact investment report
Sonen Capital published a report this week detailing the financial performance of the KL Felicitas Foundation’s investment portfolio. Josh Newman (PA2) was one of the co-authors. The report, titled Evolution of an Impact Portfolio: From Implementation to Results, demonstrates that impact investments can financially compete with, and at times outperform, traditional asset class strategies, while …
Presidians to present Presidio curriculum at National AASHE Conference
Presidio Professor Dwight Collins, PhD, and MBA Candidate Meghna Tare will be presenting together at the 2013 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference & Expo in Nashville, Tennessee today. The AASHE conference convenes more than 2000 people from over 200 colleges and universities, and is North America’s largest higher education …
