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Aubrie Campbell Canfield
Aubrie Campbell Canfield is the Co-Founder and Executive Producer at Actuality Media, an educational organization that takes emerging filmmakers to developing communities around the world to tell stories about changemakers. Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Aubrie was home-schooled through her formative years, which taught her from the beginning that there was more than one way do things. Daughter of a cinematographer, she was drawn to the film business at an early age. Aubrie graduated Cum Laude from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Communication. After several years of avidly pursuing a career in Hollywood, she discovered her love of documentary and chose a more rewarding path. With a passion for learning about different sub-cultures, she has traveled through North America, Europe, Asia and Africa for both business and pleasure. With Actuality Media, Aubrie is a proud member of the B Corp community and sits on the advisory board of Oregon State University’s ENACTUS organization, dedicated to student social entrepreneurship.
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Candace A Ruiz
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Service and Operations. Her passion for the environment started when she was very young with her love of nature and a desire for a clean world. At Colorado Mountain College she continued her education in Natural Resource Management where her passion for the environment and sustainability grew. She received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Technology and International Enterprise from Metropolitan State College of Denver. Candace held several professional positions through which she developed her business management, financial and operational skills. In 2007, she earned an MBA with emphasis in International Business from Regis University, Denver, CO, and while there coordinated service projects and administration. Presently, she is a part-time business professor at the Community College of Denver.. She is also an active member in the community, including the SVP, AHEC Sustainability Committee, CORE Colorado, South Metro Denver Chamber, Broomfield Civic Orchestra, The Comfort Cafe, and CISV (an international children's peace organization).
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Chief Daddy-O
From the moment that he first heard the words, "it's a girl," Neil knew that he was now part of something much greater than himself. He knew in that moment that he would spend the rest of his life loving, nurturing and protecting this little girl. It was in those early years that he realized the incredible importance that food and nourishment played in his daughter's health and development. As his second daughter entered their world, the wheels began to turn…
| Investors: | Website: http://www.plumorganics.com/ | Email: [email protected] |
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George Overholser
For the past ten years, George Overholser has committed himself to the social sector. In 2010, as an Entrepreneur in Residence at New Profit Inc., he co-founded Third Sector Capital Partners. Previously, he founded NFF Capital Partners, a division housed within Nonprofit Finance Fund that has so far helped 16 high-performing nonprofits to secure over $300 million of philanthropic growth capital and continues to operate under the leadership of Craig Reigel. The NFF Capital Partners portfolio has grown its programmatic output five-fold since the investments were made, while also markedly improving metrics of financial sustainability. In 1999, George formed North Hill Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm, with $125 million under management, focused on early-stage financial and marketing technology firms. He was a member of Capital One’s founding management team, where he headed up strategy and oversaw the launch of 20 new businesses. George commenced his career as a strategy consultant at Strategic Planning Associates, serving a wide range of Fortune 500 clients. George is a frequent speaker and writer on the topic of innovation in nonprofit sector finance, having been covered in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Business Week and New York Times. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Physics and a MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. George focuses on deal construction, rigorous impact evaluation design, and thought leadership at Third Sector.
| Investors: | Website: http://www.thirdsectorcap.org/ | Email: [email protected] |
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Jeffrey L. Richardson
President and Co-Founder
| Investors: | Website: http://imanienergy.com/ | Email: [email protected] |
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Joe Aragona
Joe Aragona is a Co-Founder of Austin Ventures and has served as a General Partner since 1982. He has a successful track record of investing in a broad range of industries, including software, services, and special situations. Joe joined Austin Ventures from the Merchant Banking division of the Bank of Boston. Joe received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his AB from Harvard University. Joe served on the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) from 1999-2006, chaired its Research Committee and is past Chairman. Joe is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Livestrong Foundation, which empowers people affected by cancer, and Casa Montessori, an early-childhood development center.
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Landon Wiedenman
Co-founder & CEO
| Investors: | Website: http://www.profilehealthsystems.com/ | Email: [email protected] |
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Miguel Galvez
Miguel is a life science entrepreneneur with a background in venture capital, bench science research and startups. He previously worked at TechStars, an early stage VC and at Genzyme, a global biotechnology company. Miguel is a graduate from Boston College.
| Investors: | Website: http://www.nbdnano.com/ | Email: [email protected] |
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Scott Jacobs
Scott Jacobs is the CEO and Co-Founder of Generate Capital. Scott has also served as a Managing Director and Co-Founder of EFW Partners, an investment firm focused on the world’s critical resources: energy, food and water. Generate Capital and EFW illustrate Scott’s long-standing emphasis on innovative approaches to thematic investing, focusing broadly on the “resource revolution.” In 2007, Scott co-founded McKinsey & Company’s global CleanTech practice, advising companies, institutional investors, NGOs and several national and regional governments around the world. Before joining McKinsey, Scott spent over a decade in technology and venture capital, helping start and grow a number of companies, including PolyServe (acquired by HP) and Alliance Data Systems (acquired by FiServ). Scott received his MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was named a George F. Baker Scholar, and his BA cum laude from Dartmouth College. Scott also serves on the Board of Rare, a leading global conservation non-profit. Scott lives in San Francisco, enjoys a range of outdoor activities and frequents the local farmers’ markets on weekends in order to create feasts for his family and friends.
| Investors: | Website: http://www.generatecapital.com/ | Email: [email protected] |
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Will Byrne
As Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Will oversees the strategy and management of Groundswell. Under his leadership, Groundswell has grown into one of the most innovative social sector organizations in the United States’ emerging clean energy economy. In 2012, he was awarded a Fellowship from Ashoka Innovators for the Public, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship network. In addition, Forbes magazine named him to its 30 Under 30 list of social entrepreneurs. Will was selected to attend the June 2011 Clinton Global Initiative America conference in Chicago - the first event of its kind focused on creating jobs and driving economic growth in the U.S. President Bill Clinton honored Groundswell's Commitment to Action to deploy nationwide its new market organizing model to advance clean energy economic opportunity in communities across the U.S. In 2011, in recognition of Groundswell's community-led impact in the clean energy sector, the White House awarded Will the Champions of Change honor, and the World Economic Forum selected him as a member of its Young Global Shapers community.
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