Hewlett Packard -- Provided strategic guidance on climate policy
and stakeholder engagement at Governor Schwarzenegger's 2009 global climate summit and UN.
White House
Council on Environmental Quality -- Developed President Clinton's twenty-fifth anniversary report to Congress on
environmental trends.
World Climate Summit/Aimee Christensen Global Strategies -- Helped develop
strategy, corporate participation and programming for the 2010 and 2011 World Climate Summits and Gigaton Awards - the UNFCCC-sanctioned,
flagship global business events that take place concurrently with the UN climate treaty negotiations to increase green business
finance and deployment.
Clinton Global Initiative -- Served on climate and energy
team at the 2005, 2006 and 2007 annual conferences; co-developed agendas; moderated roundtable discussions among leading
climate scientists, policymakers and industry leaders.
The Elders/Christensen Global Strategies, LLC -- Co-authored
recommendations on how The Elders can help accelerate climate change mitigation; prevent violence related to natural
resources conflicts; restore environmental services; and reduce poverty. The Elders (http://www.theelders.org/) are world statespeople, including Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Aung San Suu Kyi, working to
solve some of the world's most pressing problems.
The World Economic Forum/Booz Allen & Hamilton
-- Developed climate change science, policy and technology status report and formulated climate policy recommendations for
the automobile industry.
The Union of Concerned Scientists -- Provided recommendations to UCS on developing
an integrated research focus on how climate change exacerbates competition for land (i.e., agriculture, energy, biofuels,
forests, water, development, and conservation). Researched what peer institutions are doing, and identified existing gaps
in environmental and economic knowledge, most fruitful potential areas for UCS work, potential partners and likely
funding sources.
The Climate Action Reserve/Climate Registry -- Provided advice on organizational
development and strategic guidance on climate policy and UN engagement.
International Forum on Globalization/The
Energy Foundation -- Provided strategic guidance prepared report on linking the U.S. clean tech industry's market
expansion needs to developing countries' demands in the U.N. climate negotiations for technology transfer and cooperation.
United
Nations World Environment Day/Mitsubishi Corporation -- Developed, organized and hosted leadership symposium
on energy conservation, renewable energy, and climate change.
The Energy Foundation -- Conducted
extensive California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB-32) stakeholder scoping effort (legislature, administration, environmental
groups, environmental justice advocates, & business); determined each group's educational needs in order to craft
optimal implementation policies.
The California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) -- Advised CalWEA
on rationale and strategy for its involvement in developing California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB-32) implementation
policies. Built relationships with stakeholders to advance policy goals. Achieved primary policy goal (33% Renewable
Portfolio Standard in State's implementation plan).
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) -- Developed briefing
for Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on the American economic recovery and revitalization potential of clean
technologies and green business.
The Cleantech Group LLC & Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) --
Co-researched and co-authored "Cleantech 2009: The Emergence of a Low Carbon Economy."
The Tech Awards/The
Tech Musuem and Applied Materials - connected Tech Award laureates with funding and other resources to help launch
their technology innovations. The awards program honors innovators from around the world who use technology to benefit
humanity.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) -- Developed strategic outreach plan and mobilized legislative
and business support for the renewable energy, energy efficiency, pollution prevention, habitat protection and water
conservation provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill.
Natural Resources Defense Council -- Developed strategic
outreach plans for two NRDC-led coalitions' successful effort to gain public, business-sector and government support
for California marine protected areas.
Procter & Gamble -- Identified global partners for
corporate sustainable development business model and new products.
Conoco, Inc. -- Identified
profitable sustainable development projects.
Brown University/National Science Foundation -- Engaged
over 35 countries in creating a functional international ecological research network to share data and identify
global trends. Developed budget and legal infrastructure. Led participatory stakeholder process to produce strategic,
operations, funding, communications and evaluation plans. Comparable to launching a start-up; managed entire
initiative.
Embassy of Ecuador -- Served as interim Executive Director and helped found the
Galapagos Conservancy Foundation.
National Academy of Public Administration -- Evaluated federal
environmental reinvention initiatives; co-authored report to Congress on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Oxfam
America/David Gardiner & Associates -- Identified the issues critical to assessing the economic and social
impacts of fair trade and environmental certification programs on coffee workers in Central America.
UNICEF
-- Researched sustainable agriculture and forestry in Asia, Africa, Latin America.
Chinese
Academy of Sciences -- Researched sustainable agriculture and energy; published article on
biogas energy generation.
Sample Development Projects -- Developed ecotourism program, China;
led community development project, Kenya; helped Mexican communities increase income from environmental micro-enterprise projects.
