MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Ivy is a Tech, Strategy and Operations professional with an MBA and MS in Environmental Public Policy. Her prior experience includes leading and managing Corporate Sustainability programs end-to-end in DTC, CPG and retail industries (Amazon,...
Results for research on: Climate
Erb Purpose-to-Impact Speaker, Elizabeth Kolbert Expresses Concern Over Global Change
Elizabeth Kolbert was the Erb Institute Purpose-to-Impact speaker on April 11th of this year. She spoke both to small student groups as well as a large auditorium on many themes related to her Pulitzer-prize winning book, The Sixth Extinction. We are also grateful to...
Does Education Matter in Sustainability Communication? – Research from New Erb Postdoc, Caitlin Drummond
It's well known that some of the biggest issues of our time are polarized along religious or political lines, meaning that people with different religious and political affiliations tend to have different beliefs on these issues. A new paper by Erb Institute...
Motivation and Direction from the Ceres Conference
In April, I attended the 2017 Ceres Conference in San Francisco, which brought together sustainability leaders from corporations, nonprofits and governments to collaborate on strategies to push sustainability agendas through and beyond the current era. An opening...
Notes from a Trans-America Adventure – Erb Student Chris Owen
I glided quietly into the darkness. Sunset slowly disappearing behind me, I pressed on—this was a race. Having cycled 2,000 miles through the temperate Cascade and Rocky Mountains, I needed to change my strategy for the Great Plains. The flatlands were windy and hot,...
Ellen Abrams
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Ellen joined the Erb Institute to explore environmentally and economically sustainable solutions to global development challenges, particularly related to water and energy access. After earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the...
Rosie Sharp
Rosie's diverse experience in agricultural development and international supply chain has solidified her belief that business is one of our most powerful tools to make lasting change. She looks forward to continue learning how global trade can be used as a lever to...
Dan Partin
MBA/MS, Class of 2019 I am an aspiring sustainable operations officer currently pursuing an MBA at the Ross School of Business and Masters in Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability. My focus is...
Eric Krostich
MBA/MS, Class of 2019 Eric is an Associate with CohnReznick Capital and is based in their San Francisco office. He focuses on financial structuring and modeling, due diligence, and transaction management for wind and solar project finance and M&A transactions....
Amanda Willis
MBA/MS, Class of 2020 Amanda is looking to develop and drive innovative methods to further incorporate renewable energy and sustainability into business and society. Previously, Amanda spent 5 years as an engineer in the aerospace industry. She worked in a variety of...