Katharine Chute

Katharine Chute

MBA/MS, Class of 2022 Prior to joining the Erb Institute, I worked in environmental education and sustainability in the non-profit sector, in roles ranging from teacher to sustainability project manager, farmer to energy policy researcher. The unifying theme of my...
Collin Knauss

Collin Knauss

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Collin comes to the Erb Institute as a former aquatic ecologist and youth educator for under-served communities, turned community-builder and sustainability champion. A biology major at Colorado College, who spent a semester at Woods Hole,...
Kimberly Ludas

Kimberly Ludas

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Kim is originally from Los Angeles, CA and worked in celebrity and influencer brand partnerships and a non-profit hospital foundation before coming to the University of Michigan. She is interested in energy and sustainability finance, and helping...
Jennifer Layke

Jennifer Layke

Jennifer Layke is global director of WRI’s Energy Program. Layke oversee initiatives and projects that aim to expand access to clean and affordable energy that will reduce climate risks and strengthen communities worldwide. Layke leads a global team of experts in...
Bianca Dragone

Bianca Dragone

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Bianca is passionate about using business to drive positive social and environmental change. At the University of Michigan she is studying the intersection of food, water, and energy and how these systems will be impacted by climate change. Prior...
Nick Curran

Nick Curran

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Nick is a dual-degree student studying to get his MBA from the Ross School of Business and MS from the School for Environment and Sustainability. He is interested in renewable energy finance as well as the development and commercialization of new...
Chelsea Blau

Chelsea Blau

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Chelsea is excited to join the Erb Institute after working for seven years in the technology industry. Focusing on finding scalable business solutions to improve operations and increase sustainable practices, Chelsea aims to use business as a...
Abraham Baca

Abraham Baca

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Before Michigan, I spent five years in Kansas City working as a design engineer for electric power line projects. This experience sparked my interest in renewable energy, and I recognized that I wanted to transition to a strategy or development...
Michael Le

Michael Le

MBA/MS, Class of 2021 Michael is a second year student in the Erb Institute, currently in his MBA 1 year. His current focus is on social sustainability and triple bottom line outcomes through social enterprise. Last summer he worked with a plastic packaging firm on...