Presidian Blog
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 …
Persistent or a Pest?
Let’s say at the suggestion of a trusted colleague you’ve reached out to someone he or she knows to request an informational interview. Or perhaps you’ve reached out to someone you don’t know to see if they’re willing to give you some of their time to learn more about an industry, job, or related professional …
Exploring Energy Efficiency in Indonesia
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to intern at Synergy Carbon, an energy efficiency company started by Bay Area native and University of San Diego graduate Steve Piro. The organization operates out of Bali, Indonesia. This internship represented an excellent opportunity for me to explore a topic I have been genuinely interested in since …
The Informational Interview Has Concluded. Now What Should You Do?
So you’ve had an informational interview. Congratulations on taking this action to learn more about an industry, organization, and/or type of work. But now what should you do? Should you stay in contact with the individual you’ve just met, and how? How can you be persistent in communicating without becoming a pest? Presidians frequently raise …
A Summer Internship with Pangea Organics: Sharings From the Ops Field
As we learn at Presidio, there are individuals and companies that are pushing boundaries and norms to reach smarter, more sustainable solutions, and in the process are implementing exemplary cultures, products and business models that support values-driven success. This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at such a company, Pangea Organics, based in Boulder, …
Food Systems and the Organic Food Industry
By William Shutkin, President & CEO Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11, I will be hosting a Brown Bag Lunch with Paul Repetto, Founder of Horizon Organic Dairy. I hope you will join Paul and me for a discussion on food systems and the organic food industry, which, according to the USDA, grew at more than double …
Student rep sees new possibilities in leveraging student clubs
A strong advocate of extracurricular activity, Seth Rosenberg is attending Presidio Graduate School part-time next semester so he can devote more of his time to his role as a student representative and club leader. “I think the more connected the Presidio community is to the work that students and faculty are doing outside of the …