Cleantech Career Panel - Growth Industry for the Next Decade
Join our panel of industry experts and learn how to position yourself to capitalize on this growth industry over the next decade.
Event Date: Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 6:00pm
CLEANTECH CAREER PANEL
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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During
these changing times, all careers will be affected and new
opportunities will present themselves. How will you take advantage of
this dynamic time?
This career panel will be
comprised of people from investment banking, venture capital, and
entrepreneurship that have deep understanding and experience in
Cleantech industries. Learn how they transitioned into their latest
career and in the process:
- Identify what’s hot and what’s not in Cleantech
- Assess your skills as they address the needs of this growing industry
- Discover near-term opportunities to advance your career
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Time: 6-7pm: Career Panel, Morgan Lewis, One Market Street, Spear Tower, San Francisco
(light refreshments will be served)
7-8pm: Networking Reception, Americano Restaurant & Bar, 8 Mission Street, San Francisco (415) 278-3777
Cost:
Free for WCNC Members. $20 per person for non-member Wharton alumni.
$20 per person for members of affiliate clubs. $10 extra for each
ticket after 10:00am Monday, February 2nd if available. Registration
for this event ends at 10:00am Wednesday or earlier if it sells out.
PANELISTS
Anne Fazioli – Cleantech investment banking, JP Morgan
DK Foster - Power Assure founder, CCTO winner
Miriam Wrobel – Director, MMA Renewable Ventures
Luis Arbulu – Principal, Investments team, Google.org
ANNE FAZIOLI – JP Morgan
Anne
Fazioli joined J.P. Morgan in 2005 as an Associate. She is currently
a member of J.P. Morgan’s Cleantech Investment Banking practice. Prior
to joining the Cleantech team in Spring 2008, she was a member of
J.P. Morgan’s Equity Private Placement and Latin America Advisory
teams. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Anne held positions at General Electric,
the Inter-American Development Bank and the Peace Corps. Anne holds an
M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a
Masters in International Affairs from Nitze School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in
Business Administration from the University of Arizona.
DK Foster - Power Assure
Donnie
K Foster (DK) is currently the founder, and President at Power Assure,
Inc. - Holistic Power Management. With over 30 years in the High Tech,
Pharmaceutical, and Biotech industries, he is an experienced
entrepreneur providing executive, business, people and information
technology management. His company won two 2008 California Clean Tech
Open awards for Smart Power technologies and overall sustainability
practices.
MIRIAM WROBEL – MMA Renewables
Miriam
Wrobel, Director of Business Development at MMA Renewable Ventures,
sources, develops and negotiates solar energy projects. She works with
solar integrators, utilities, tax equity and debt investors, and power
purchase agreement customers to develop solar projects. Ms. Wrobel has
more than 10 years of transactions experience, focused primarily on
real estate investments and development. She previously worked at
JPMorgan Asset Management in the Real Estate Acquisitions Group and at
Lend Lease Real Estate Investments in investment research. Ms. Wrobel
holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Luis Arbulu – Principal, Investments team, Google.org
Luis
Arbulu is currently part of the investments team of Google.org, the
philanthropic and cleantech arm of Google. In this capacity, he leads
investments in the energy, environment, and global development sectors.
At
Google, Luis also served as CFO for the multi-billion-dollar online ad
syndication business, providing analytical and strategy support, and
launching several payments infrastructure products. Luis was also
Google.org's first finance manager, establishing the grants and
investments strategy and mechanisms. Luis was a recipient of Google's
CFO award, for his work on ads strategy and operations.
Prior
to Google, Luis was an associate at Booz Allen Hamilton (now Booz &
Co.) where he covered a variety of industries including healthcare,
auto, greentech, etc. working on issues such as mergers and
acquisitions, product development, divestitures and outsourcing. In the
past, Luis has worked in investment banking, the leadership rotation of
a major US telecommunications company, and in various roles in the
environmental and cleantech sectors, including as an engineer and
project finance associate at Black & Veatch, and as a PM at an
environmental services startup.
He obtained his MBA from the
Wharton School and his engineering degree from the University of
Kansas, where he was a Fulbright scholar. Born and raised in Peru, he
also attended Unversidad Catolica in Lima. In his (rare) free time,
Luis enjoys cycling, cooking, and the arts, as well as the occasional
game of soccer.
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