Bigger Than Us

Bigger Than Us

By Nexus PMG

Nexus PMG welcomes you to the Bigger Than Us™ podcast, which we, as energy geeks lovingly refer to as the BTU. Bigger Than Us is a podcast that focuses on ideas that will shape the future of our planet and ultimately, our existence. We will occasionally lean into energy topics because after all, it’s the key to our collective survival, but we’ll also explore other areas that we believe will have an effect that is Bigger Than Us.
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#232 Dip Patel, Chief Technology Officer of Soluna (Nasdaq: SLNH)

Bigger Than UsDec 12, 2023
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#266 Anoosheh Oskouian, President and CEO of Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc

#266 Anoosheh Oskouian, President and CEO of Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc

Anoosheh Oskouian is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. she directs the corporate strategy for marketing and product development with her team of sales engineers, design engineers, project managers, fabricators, service technicians and other support staff to design, fabricate, install and commission state-of-the-art air pollution abatement equipment.

Her reputation in this industry has been proven through the many years of excellent rapport that she has developed with her clients. By studying each application carefully, she understands what data is critical to anticipate their needs for today and in the near future. Each engineering solution is custom designed to not only help a client meet their environmental obligations, but also contemplates how each facility’s unique manufacturing practices and requirements will be integrated into the design and operation of the best pollution abatement solution. Her in-depth process knowledge and expertise provide the foundation for designing superior, innovative, efficient equipment and reliable technologies that help industry to collect and destroy air pollution emissions.

For many years she has served, and continues to serve, as an advocate for manufacturers through active participation on several boards and committees i.e. BACT (Best Available Control Technology) committee member for the SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality District), board member of Western Region SPI (Society of Plastics Industry), Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) group, board member of WPA (Western Plastics Association) and FBF (Film & Bag Federation). Board and committee participation along with planning of meeting agendas and annual conferences has enabled her to develop close relationships among the membership of these trade organizations. As a member of the Society of Plastics Industry she has served on the Public Policy Committee and Environmental Council and has met with legislators and testified at government hearings on behalf of industry.

https://shipandshore.com/

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May 06, 202539:38
#265 Georg Rute, CEO of Gridraven
Apr 22, 202534:15
#264 Brian Sheng, Co-Founder and CEO of ⁠Aquaria⁠

#264 Brian Sheng, Co-Founder and CEO of ⁠Aquaria⁠

Brian Sheng is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aquaria, building air-water infrastructure to produce scalable water systems that create clean drinking water from the air. Aquaria’s mission is to safeguard and unlock global access to clean water. As a serial entrepreneur, Brian co-founded The Vanguard, Fresh VC, and he founded Asia Horizon. He served as a General Partner at The Arcview Group, and throughout his career has served as a board member of Eaze, Beam Coffee and FND Technologies.

Brian’s seed stage portfolio is valued at over $3B with 2 IPOs, Fiscalnote and Clever Leaves. While attending Princeton University, Brian wrote his thesis on atmospheric water generation. Brian was honored as a member of Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2024, and Aquaria was named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024. 


https://aquaria.world/


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Apr 08, 202535:13
#263 John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Computing
Mar 25, 202543:38
#262 Michael Sheldrick, author of From Ideas to Impact

#262 Michael Sheldrick, author of From Ideas to Impact

MICHAEL SHELDRICK is a policy entrepreneur and a driving force behind the efforts of Global Citizen to end extreme poverty. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, he leads the organization's campaigns to mobilize support from governments, businesses, and foundations. He is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, From Idea to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World.

With a career that spans the world of pop and policy, Michael has worked with an impressive roster of international artists such as Beyoncé, Coldplay, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Priyanka Chopra, Rihanna and Usher, as well as prominent political leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and former Australian Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.

He has co-produced some of the world's most impactful social campaigns and events, including the annual Global Citizen Festival in New York, the Guinness World Record-winning virtual concert One World: Together At Home, and the Nelson Mandela 2018 centennial celebration, Mandela 100. These initiatives have reached millions of people in over 150 countries and helped secure over $40 billion in support for local and regional organizations working to provide access to essential resources such as healthcare, education, and climate resilience.

A sought-after speaker and author on policy advocacy, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, Michael has shared his insights at conferences and summits worldwide. His insights have also featured in leading outlets including Forbes, The Guardian, The Hill, HuffPost, Nikkei and Fairfax Media, and his voice heard on major news networks such as ABC, BBC, France 24, Sky News and CNN.

He has been recognized as a finalist for the 2017 Young Commonwealth Person of the Year and serves on: the board of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global citizens; the Leadership Council of aable, a fintech company connecting compassionate investors with underserved communities; and the Advisory Board of the Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund. He is also a co-host of the Global Town Hall, a North-South, East-West meeting featuring world leaders and leading minds to connect with global citizens.


From Ideas to Impact


https://michaelsheldrick.com/


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Mar 11, 202528:56
#261 Lionel Selwood Jr, CEO & Founder of Zelena AI
Feb 25, 202537:05
#260 Amy Blankson - Bestselling author of The Future of Happiness
Feb 11, 202544:14
#259 Ross Faransso, CEO of Nexus PMG
Jan 28, 202530:12
#258 Advice for 2025
Jan 14, 202534:59
***Special archive - #243 Tom Dickson, CEO of New Energy Risk
Dec 31, 202443:39
#257 Peter Kelly-Detwiler, reviews 2024 and looks to 2025
Dec 17, 202443:28
#256 Vince Beiser - Author of Power Metal, "The destructive side effects that the global hunt for critical metals."

#256 Vince Beiser - Author of Power Metal, "The destructive side effects that the global hunt for critical metals."

In POWER METAL, award-winning journalist Vince Beiser chronicles the destructive side effects that the global hunt for critical metals has on our clean energy transition, from environmental damage to political upheaval to murder.

Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization.” The book has been translated into five languages, was a finalist for a PEN America award and a California Book Award, and spawned a TEDx talk. Vince is currently at work on a new book, “Power Metal”, about how the materials we need for digital technology and renewable energy are causing environmental havoc, political upheaval, mayhem and murder—and how we can do better.

Vince has reported from over 100 countries, states, provinces, kingdoms, occupied territories, no man’s lands and disaster zones. He has exposed conditions in California’s harshest prisons, trained with troops bound for Iraq, ridden with the first responders to natural disasters, and hunted down other stories from around the world for publications including Wired, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Time, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Playboy, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

Vince’s work has been honored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Columbia, Medill and Missouri Graduate Schools of Journalism, and many other institutions. He has three times been part of a team that won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, and shared in an Emmy for his work with the PBS TV series SoCal Connected. He is also a grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

⁠https://vincebeiser.com/⁠


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Dec 03, 202448:57
***Special archive - #237 Seth Godin, Founder of The Carbon Almanac
Nov 26, 202439:10
#255 Dr. Martin Gross, CEO of Gross-Wen Technologies

#255 Dr. Martin Gross, CEO of Gross-Wen Technologies

Martin Gross is the founder and chief executive officer of Gross-Wen Technologies. His vision for using algae to clean water and solve many other of the Earth’s problems is driving the rapid expansion of Gross-Wen.

After founding Gross-Wen Technologies in 2016, Gross led the development and commercialization of the revolving algal biofilm™️ treatment technology (RAB™️), a sustainable, next generation wastewater treatment system using algae. The RAB system recovers nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater, produces clean water and air, and yields valuable algae biomass.

Propelling the growth of Gross-Wen, Gross led substantial equity investments, Department of Energy and Agriculture grant funding awards exceeding $3 million, $15 million in equity investments and the approval of more than ten patents. Gross-Wen Technologies won the Carbon Zero Grand Challenge from a project with PUB, Singapore’s water agency.

A frequent speaker and respected thought leader, Gross’ work is essential in pollution mitigation, offsetting climate change, and using algae as a nascent industry. His deep knowledge includes growing algae, fermentation, biofuels, renewable energy, wastewater, and agriculture. He serves on the board of directors of the Algae Biomass Organization and the Iowa Biotechnology Association.

After earning a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Iowa State University, Gross went on to earn a doctorate in food science and technology and a doctorate in biosystems engineering. Gross is on the faculty at Iowa State University, where he developed and teaches a course called Entrepreneurship for Graduate Students in Science and Engineering.

Gross’ Ph.D. in food science focused on growing microorganisms to make foods and chemical nutraceuticals. To this end, he founded GW Nutrition a food ingredient company that aims to improve the sensory profile of alternative proteins and make them easier to include in food formulations; GW Nutrition, Inc. is a spin-off from GWT.

 When he is away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and playing with his four young children.

https://algae.com/

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Nov 12, 202430:02
***Special archive - #216 Preston Bryant, Founder / Chief Commercial Officer at Momentum Technologies
Oct 29, 202441:21
#254 Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of Origin Clear
Oct 15, 202454:45
#253 John Szoka, CEO of The Conservative Energy Network (CEN)

#253 John Szoka, CEO of The Conservative Energy Network (CEN)

Oct 01, 202437:34
#252 Jeff Townsend, Founder of the Critical Minerals Associations
Sep 17, 202443:29
#251 Carlo Mondavi, Co-Founder of Monarch Tractor
Sep 03, 202445:29
#250 Emma Cox, EVP at ClimeCo - Greenhushing

#250 Emma Cox, EVP at ClimeCo - Greenhushing

Emma serves as the Executive Vice President of Commercial at ClimeCo. She generates new opportunities, supports existing accounts, and explores how to strengthen ClimeCo’s existing Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) and Climate Strategy Consulting services. Before joining ClimeCo, Emma built and headed the Impact & Sustainability practice at MSL, a global PR and communications agency, helping companies better tell their stories and drive progress around environmental sustainability, social impact, DEI, and purpose.

Previously, Emma was the Global Renewable Energy Lead for McDonald’s Corporation, where she built and executed a strategy to achieve their ambitious climate goals. Within three years, she procured enough renewable energy equivalent to planting over 70 million trees. Emma also sat on the Board of Directors for the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance (CEBA). She advocated for a clean energy policy on Capitol Hill to make renewable energy more accessible and affordable for all. She incorporated environmental justice, human rights, and community impact considerations into McDonald's procurement strategy, demonstrating that large brands can use their Scale for Good to transform the renewable energy market. In 2020, McDonald's became the US’s fourth-largest corporate buyer of renewable energy. Emma also led all energy, water, and waste sustainability programs for the 15,000 restaurants in the US before heading up renewable energy for McDonald's.

Before joining McDonald's, Emma focused on driving impact through environmental and social sustainability. After graduating from Columbia University, she worked for the US Green Building Council, then moved to Chicago to lead business development and marketing for Green Per Square Foot, an energy and sustainability tech start-up. Emma later led the energy and sustainability consulting group at Cushman & Wakefield, where she worked with large occupier clients to develop their ESG strategies and created tools to help them achieve their goals.

https://www.climeco.com/


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Aug 20, 202452:41
#249 Jason Hochman is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Direct Air Capture Coalition
Aug 06, 202441:14
#248 Daniel Burrus, World Leading Futurist on Global Trends and Innovation
Jul 23, 202452:34
#247 Rebecca Hu, CEO and Founder of Glacier
Jul 09, 202445:31
#246 Teri Williams is President, COO and owner of OneUnited Bank
Jun 25, 202439:10
#245 David Lipsky, Author of The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial

#245 David Lipsky, Author of The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial

The Parrot and the Igloo - A New York Times Editors’ Choice * Named a Best Book of the Year in The New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Tribune, and EcoLit Books * A Goodreads and Apple Books Most Anticipated Books of 2023 • A USA Today Must-Read Summer Book • Next Big Idea Must-Read Book • Library Journal What To Read in 2023 Book • An Amazon Best Book of July

David Lipsky is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Absolutely American and Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, the basis for the acclaimed movie The End of the Tour. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, This American Life, All Things Considered, and New York, and is the recipient of the National Magazine Award and the GLAAD Media Award.

His work has been collected in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Magazine Writing. He teaches at New York University and lives in New York City.

Jun 11, 202401:18:07
#244 Shrikant Rathi, Regional Head & Executive Director,Praj Americas Inc
May 28, 202441:37
#243 Tom Dickson, CEO of New Energy Risk
May 14, 202443:39
#242 Ben Hubbard, CEO of Nexus Holdings
Apr 30, 202434:44
#241 Josh Kaufman, CEO and Co-Founder of Nexus Development Capital
Apr 16, 202432:55
#240 Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen

#240 Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen

MICHAEL SHELDRICK is a policy entrepreneur and a driving force behind the efforts of Global Citizen to end extreme poverty. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, he leads the organization's campaigns to mobilize support from governments, businesses, and foundations. He is the author of the upcoming Amazon best-selling book, From Idea to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World (to be published by Wiley on April 9, 2024).


With a career that spans the world of pop and policy, Michael has worked with an impressive roster of international artists such as Beyoncé, Coldplay, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Priyanka Chopra, Rihanna and Usher, as well as prominent political leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and former Australian Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.


He has co-produced some of the world's most impactful social campaigns and events, including the annual Global Citizen Festival in New York, the Guinness World Record-winning virtual concert One World: Together At Home, and the Nelson Mandela 2018 centennial celebration, Mandela 100. These initiatives have reached millions of people in over 150 countries and helped secure over $40 billion in support for local and regional organizations working to provide access to essential resources such as healthcare, education, and climate resilience.


A sought-after speaker and author on policy advocacy, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, Michael has shared his insights at conferences and summits worldwide. His insights have also featured in leading outlets including Forbes, The Guardian, The Hill, HuffPost, Nikkei and Fairfax Media, and his voice heard on major news networks such as ABC, BBC, France 24, Sky News and CNN.


He has been recognized as a finalist for the 2017 Young Commonwealth Person of the Year and serves on: the board of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global citizens; the Leadership Council of aable, a fintech company connecting compassionate investors with underserved communities; and the Advisory Board of the Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund. He is also a co-host of the Global Town Hall, a North-South, East-West meeting featuring world leaders and leading minds to connect with global citizens.

https://michaelsheldrick.com/


https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/


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Apr 02, 202401:01:15
#239 Vince Beiser, Author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization

#239 Vince Beiser, Author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization

Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author of “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization.” The book has been translated into five languages, was a finalist for a PEN America award and a California Book Award, and spawned a TEDx talk. Vince is currently at work on a new book, “Power Metal”, about how the materials we need for digital technology and renewable energy are causing environmental havoc, political upheaval, mayhem and murder—and how we can do better.

Vince has reported from over 100 countries, states, provinces, kingdoms, occupied territories, no man’s lands and disaster zones. He has exposed conditions in California’s harshest prisons, trained with troops bound for Iraq, ridden with the first responders to natural disasters, and hunted down other stories from around the world for publications including Wired, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Time, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Playboy, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.


Vince’s work has been honored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Columbia, Medill and Missouri Graduate Schools of Journalism, and many other institutions. He has three times been part of a team that won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, and shared in an Emmy for his work with the PBS TV series SoCal Connected. He is also a grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

https://vincebeiser.com/


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Mar 19, 202454:58
#238 Steve Oldham, CEO of Captura
Mar 05, 202440:29
#237 Seth Godin, Founder of The Carbon Almanac
Feb 20, 202439:10
#236 Stacy Flynn, CEO of EVRNU

#236 Stacy Flynn, CEO of EVRNU

Feb 06, 202401:01:06
#235 Bernard Brown, Chief Operating Officer Empire Diversified Energy Inc
Jan 23, 202437:13
#234 Peter Kelly-Detwiler, reviews 2023 and looks to 2024
Jan 10, 202454:27
#233 Raj Asava, Co-Founder of the Hunger Mitao movement

#233 Raj Asava, Co-Founder of the Hunger Mitao movement

Raj Asava, originally from India, enjoyed a successful corporate career in senior/executive roles for renowned companies, including serving as President of two startup organizations. He retired in 2010 as the Chief Strategy Officer at Perot Systems. Aradhana (Anna) Asava, has over 20 years of experience in the Global Information Technology industry, specializing in leading organization-wide transformational programs. In 2009, Anna transitioned from corporate America to philanthropic endeavors, demonstrating her results-oriented approach and knack for creative problem-solving.

Together, Raj and Anna founded HungerMitao in 2017, a movement aimed at uniting the Indian American community to combat food insecurity. Within six years, HungerMitao expanded to multiple cities, facilitating over 55 million meals for the Feeding America network of Food Banks. Notably, the HungerMitao model has been shared with the Chinese and Hispanic communities.

Their outstanding contributions to philanthropy have garnered recognition and accolades:

• August 2021: Raj and Anna honored as top 100 philanthropists of Indian origin.

• August 2022: President Joe Biden awarded them the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" medal.

• January 2023: Raj was selected as one of the prominent Indo-Americans in "Jewels of India: Leading Indo-American Personalities (Vol II)" where his personal, professional, and philanthropic journey is highlighted along with that of other leaders like US Vice President Kamala Harris and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

• May 2023: Hunger Free America commended the impactful HungerMitao movement and honored Raj and Anna Asava for their tireless efforts.

• November 2023: Anna and Raj received the 2023 National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Volunteer Fundraisers award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

The Asavas' dedication to eradicating hunger and their innovative approach through HungerMitao have left a lasting impact on communities in need.

https://www.hungermitao.org/


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Dec 26, 202345:11
#232 Dip Patel, Chief Technology Officer of Soluna (Nasdaq: SLNH)
Dec 12, 202356:15
#231 Marcus Lehmann, CEO of CalWave Power Technologies
Nov 28, 202333:42
***Special archive - Peter Kelly-Detwiler, reviews 2022 and looks to 2023
Nov 21, 202347:59
#230 Brandon Banks, Director of Advisory Services at Nexus PMG
Nov 07, 202342:37
#226 Dr. Shuchi Talati, Founder of The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering

#226 Dr. Shuchi Talati, Founder of The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering

Nov 02, 202340:14
#229 Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Founder of Switch Energy Alliance

#229 Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Founder of Switch Energy Alliance

Scott Tinker brings industry, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations together to address major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and the economy. Dr. Tinker is Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, and a professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. With Director Harry Lynch, Tinker co-produced the award-winning documentary films Switch and Switch On, which have been screened in over 50 countries. Dr. Tinker founded the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance, whose educational materials appear from schools to board rooms globally. Tinker is the host of PBS Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations nationwide, and Earth Date, featured weekly on over 450 public radio stations in all 50 United States. In his visits to some 60 countries, Scott has given over 1000 keynote and invited lectures. Dr. Tinker presented a TEDx talk on The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment.

Scott serves on public company boards and science councils, Trinity University’s Board of Trustees, and is an angel investor who has helped bring companies from startup to acquisition. His writing has appeared from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American. Dr. Tinker has served as president of several international professional associations and is an AGI Campbell Medalist, AAPG Halbouty Medalist, GCAGS Boyd Medalist, AIPG Parker Medalist, and a Geological Society of America Fellow.


https://switchon.org/


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Oct 24, 202343:25
#228 Priyanca Ford, Founder & Executive Board Member of Kronos Fusion Energy

#228 Priyanca Ford, Founder & Executive Board Member of Kronos Fusion Energy

Priyanca Ford is the Founder & Executive Board Member of Kronos Fusion Energy Incorporated, a company committed to developing algorithms and machine learning simulations for creating fusion energy generators and other clean fusion energy products that will have a lasting impact on future generations. As a lover of nature and an avid advocate for clean and limitless fusion energy,

Priyanca's passion for sustainable energy began during her childhood in India, where she dreamt of building a company that serves the best interests of the poorest humans on this planet. Currently, she is dedicating her life to achieving Q40 fusion energy mechanical gain.A Harvard Business School graduate with an Executive MBA, Priyanca has a strong background in mathematics, product management, and structuring large data sets to build innovative technology.

As a game theorist and minimalist, Priyanca's interest in fusion energy technology was sparked when she led end-to-end energy simulations at Edison International, which resulted in a new world ERP system that paved the way for a smarter grid and advanced smart meter technology.With over 17 years of experience driving monetization through statistical algorithms and predictive modeling in diverse industries, Priyanca has collaborated with innovative companies, gaining expertise in product development, statistical data analysis, machine learning, and managing executive team priorities. She applies game theory concepts, market positioning, product management, M&A experience, data and process analysis, and business intelligence to strategic executive decision-making.

Throughout her career, Priyanca has held various positions at prominent companies such as Samsung Electronics, The Walt Disney Company, Live Nation Entertainment/Ticketmaster, and Deloitte Consulting. In addition to her professional roles, she has engaged in independent consulting, serving as a C-suite analytics and product strategy consultant for numerous companies, including fusion energy research ventures and Southern California Edison.

Priyanca has pursued non-degree programs in innovation and entrepreneurship at Stanford University, game theory at Yale University, and holds a BS in Economics and Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Moreover, she founded a company called 3dbuildbot and served as an investor and board member for Brainmix Capital, an AI-focused fund.


https://www.kronosfusionenergy.com/


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Oct 10, 202331:38
#227 Jeffrey Charles Hardy, author of To Care for Peace Manifesto — A Global Mandate to Secure the Second Human Evolution in Perpetuity
Sep 26, 202337:33
Rondo Energy recently raised $60 million. John O'Donnell, CEO of Rondo Energy
Aug 29, 202347:31
#225 Matt LeDucq, CEO of Forum Mobility
Aug 15, 202346:21
#224 Walter L. McLeod, author of The Carbon Creed
Aug 01, 202340:55
#223 Durreen Shahnaz, Founder and CEO of IIX and IIX Foundation

#223 Durreen Shahnaz, Founder and CEO of IIX and IIX Foundation

Durreen Shahnaz is a global leader in social impact and a pioneer in impact investing. She is also the founder of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and IIX Foundation. IIX is the home of the world’s first social stock exchange and one of the world’s largest crowdfunding platforms for impact investing. IIX is also a leader in impact assessment methodology and innovative financial structures, such as the world's first gender-focused social bond, the Women's Livelihood Bond Series. IIX connects the Back Streets of underserved communities to the Wall Streets of the world by innovating financial solutions and structures for women empowerment, climate action, and community resilience, thus driving Sustainable Development Goals. IIX and IIX Foundation’s work has unlocked nearly US$300 million of private sector investment capital and impacted over 150 million direct household lives.

Shahnaz is the recipient of the UN Women’s 2020 Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) award, the 2019 Sustainability Superwoman award from CSR Works, the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award, often referred to as the ‘Nobel Prize for Business’, the 2017 Global Steering Group for Impact Investment Impact Market Builder of the Year award, the 2016 Asia Society Asia Game Changer Award, in addition to the prestigious 2014 Joseph Wharton Social Impact Award given by the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. Recently, Shahnaz was named in the Forbes 50 over 50 list as a notable leader in the financial industry. Shahnaz has recently authored a book entitled The Defiant Optimist, which just had a global launch.

Shahnaz holds a BA from Smith College and a joint degree – an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a MA from the School for Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University.

Orange Bond Initiative™ Insights Paper - IIX - Impact Investment Exchange (iixglobal.com) Sustainable Finance for Global Impact | IIX Global


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Jul 18, 202357:16
#222 Corey Tyree, Co-founder and CEO of Trillium Renewable Chemicals
Jul 04, 202336:09