MBA/MS, Class of 1995 Laura Rubin has spent more than 25 years working on environmental protection, policy, and conservation issues. She has worked since 1998 as executive director of the Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC), where she oversees a staff of 15...
David manages a finance team supporting Renewable Energy/CleanTech and Customer Service at Arizona Public Service (APS), a large southwest US utility. Prior positions at APS include managing a Transmission & Distribution Finance team as well as producing renewable...
Mike is interested in greening supply chains, waste reduction, and corporate sustainability incentives. Prior to joining the Erb Institute, Mike worked for J.Crew Group in New York as a senior labor and payroll analyst on their Store Operations team. There he focused...
Catie is the CEO of Apple Acres, LLC, a family-owned and operated business focused on growing, packing and shipping fresh apples. Prior to joining her family’s 50-year-old business, Catie spent more than 17 years at Eastman Kodak Company, most recently as the Director...
Alex Linkow leads the Fair Food Fund, an innovative Fair Food Network program that provides financing and business assistance to good food enterprises that connect small and mid-size farms with consumers hungry for local, sustainably grown food. As Director, Alex...
Amy comes to UM with a software background but is ready to take the plunge and pursue her passions in both entrepreneurship and sustainability. By joining the Erb Institute, she hopes to gain insight into people's beliefs and behaviors regarding sustainability and...
Rachel Fineberg Sylvan is a driven, experienced, and collaborative sustainability leader with 15 years of experience bridging business and environmental interests. She specializes in integrating sustainability into core business culture and functions across complex...
Meredith currently serves as a Manager of HomeGoods Finance at The TJX Companies, Inc. Prior to TJX, she worked in the corporate venture capital group at Waste Management Inc in Houston Texas. The venture group manages a portfolio of investments in waste conversion...
Kenny works in natural resource asset conservation with a focus in food systems and conservation finance / impact investing. While at The University of Michigan he studied finance, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem services. Kenny was a member of Social Venture Fund at...
MBA/MS, Class of 2001 Melissa Vernon is the Director of Global Client Engagement at Climate Impact Partners where she oversees the delivery of successful climate programs by clients around the world as they tackle environmental and social impacts using market-based...