YESS 1.0 Speakers

The Summit program will feature Yale alumni and outside experts who are environmental leaders from across the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Our speakers include nationally and internationally recognized luminaries in the field.

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Confirmed Speakers:

• Jeff Albert, VP for WASH, Thrive Networks; Founder of Aquaya Institute

• Margie Alt, Executive Director, Environment America

• Robert Ames, VP Corporate Development at Elevance Renewable Sciences

• Paul Anastas, Director, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering

• Kyle Jones Baker, Senior Investment Banking Professional

• Erin Barnes, Co-Founder and Executive Director, ioby

• Frances Beinecke, McCluskey Fellow, Yale University, Former President, NRDC

• Anupam Bhargava, President, Dolphin Water Care

• Jim Boyle, Director, Yale Entrepreneurial Institute

• Josh Brau, Program Manager, Food with Integrity, Chipotle

• Rodrigo Canales, Associate Professor, Institutions and Entrepreneurs, Yale SOM

• Jaime Carlson, Director, Global Finance, Terraform Power

• Suzette Carty, Environmental Sustainability and Strategy Manager, Brown Forman Corporation

• Ginger Chapman, Director, Yale Office of Sustainability

• Helen Clarkson, Director, Forum for the Future US

• Chris Cooke, Manager, Tech Development at Sustainability Consortium

• Todd Cort, Lecturer, Sustainability Metrics, Yale SOM

• Andy Cox, Director of Dining Services, Smith College

• Peter Crane, Dean and Professor of Botany, Yale FES

• Kevin Czinger, Founder and CEO, Divergent Microfactories

• Michael Davies, Project Environmental Manager, Bechtel Corporation

• Stuart DeCew, Director, Yale Center for Business & the Environment

• Rebecca de Sa, Food Technology and Supply Chain Consultant

• Thomas Emmons, Head, Renewable Energy Project Finance, Rabobank

• Dan Esty, Director, Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy 

• Emma Felipe-Fernandez, Corporate Director for Sustainable Development, AECOM

• Eli Fenichel, Sustainability Effectiveness Research, Yale FES

• Cassie Flynn, Founder and Host, Climate Winners

• Lynn Fusco, President, Fusco Corporation

• Bryan Garcia, President and CEO, Connecticut Green Bank

• Brad Gentry, Assistant Dean for Professional Practice, Yale FES

• Victor Gonzalez, President, Windmar Renewable Energy

• Dan Gross, Managing Director, Pegasus Capital Advisors

• Adrian Horotan, Partner, Safer Made

• Onaje Jackson, President, Sustainable Systems and Design International 

• Anup Jacob, Partner, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company

• David Jaeckel, Contractor, WaterSmart Software

• Charlotte Kaiser, Deputy Managing Director, NatureVest at the Nature Conservancy

• Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

• Eli Kintisch, Correspondent, Science Magazine

• Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

• Michelle Lapinski, President, SustainBiz, LLC

• Chris Larson, CIO, New Island Capital Management

• Peter Lehner, Senior Attorney and Director, Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program, Earthjustice

• Paul Lussier, President, Me2U Media

• Jordan Macknick, Energy Engineer, National Renewable Energy Lab

• Elliot Mainzer, Administrator and CEO, Bonneville Power Administration

• Dhiraj Malkani, Partner, Rockport Capital

• Miranda Massie, Executive Director, Climate Museum

• Jen McFadden, Associate Director, Entrepreneurial Programs at Yale School of Management 

• Thomas J.P. McHenry, Partner, Gibson Dunn

• Brenden Millstein, CEO, Carbon Lighthouse

• Jennifer Molnar, Lead Scientist, The Nature Conservancy

• Kris Morico, Global Leader of Environmental Programs, General Electric

• Carlos Pineda, President & CEO, Foresight Renewable Solutions

• Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner at DBL Partners

• Darcy Pollack, VP Strategic Partnerships, ZIG ZAG ZOOM

• Dan Pullman, Board Chair, Fresh Source and FERN.org

• William Reilly, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Rosemary Ripley, Managing Director, NGEN Partners

• Peter Salovey, President, Yale University

• Jeffrey Schub, Executive Director, Coalition for Green Capital

• Timothy Searchinger, Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Fellow, World Resources Institute

• Michael Sesko, Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy, Climate Corporation

• Kirk Siegler, Reporter, National Public Radio (NPR)

• Tom Steyer, President, NextGen Climate

• Steven Swartz, Principal, Mckinsey & Company

• Rafi Taherian, Director, Yale Dining

• Holly Welles, Manager of Communications and Outreach, Princeton Environmental Institute

• Freya Williams, CEO, Futerra North America

• Andrew Winston, Author, The Big Pivot & Green to Gold, Winston Eco-Strategies

• Julie Zimmerman, Professor of Green Engineering, Yale University

Please check back often - we are adding new speakers weekly!