February Career Development Office Hours
We are excited to announce a new program pilot: Career Development Office Hours. At the end of February, nine HACE members will offer 1:1 office hour appointments to discuss career building within the climate and environmental sectors.
Before you sign up below, we'd like to set a few intentions:
We'd appreciate it if each HACE member only signed up for a single appointment; we'd like to allow as many people to participate as possible!
We'd like these conversations to be career-focused, but they are not intended to be either formal or informal job interviews.
We'd love to hear feedback on the format, scheduling interface, and timing of offerings! Email hace.mentorship@gmail.com to host future office hours or share feedback on the pilot!
Adria Boynton is a certified planner and Resiliency Specialist based in the Boston area. After graduating from Harvard's Graduate School of Design in 2017, she completed a year of climate adaptation research in Italy, worked as a consultant in an engineering and design company, and is now working for a regional planning agency. She would be happy to speak with HACE members about the resiliency field in the Boston area, private versus public sector work, AICP certification, and resiliency planning. Find time with Adria here
Alvin (Ye) Tian is a passionate advocate for energy transition and decarbonization of the economy. He founded BlockCarbon, a technology-driven platform to support the development of high-quality carbon credits in Asia and bridge them with the global market. He is also a research fellow at Harvard University's Ash Center, where he studies US-China climate cooperation options. Alvin has been a Mason Fellow at Harvard and a Sloan Fellow at MIT, where he has also earned an MPA degree and an MBA degree. Alvin has over ten years of experience in M&A, energy trading, and corporate investment. Most recently, Alvin led Shell’s investments in energy digitalization, FinTech, and digital logistics in China. Previously, Alvin was a M&A manager at Shell's London headquarters, where he participated as a core member in some of Shell's most high-profile deals, including the largest deal in Shell’s history, the merger with BG Group in 2015. While in London, he was also responsible for optimizing Shell’s $6 bln worth LNG shipping portfolio. Besides London, Alvin had also worked and lived in Boston, Beijing, Shanghai, and briefly in Tel Aviv. Find time with Alvin here
Ben Stanzl is an entrepreneur, operator and venture investor with over 15 years experience in and around the energy transition, decarbonization as well as the digital revolution. While earning his Master`s degree in Chemistry at Harvard, he co-founded a clean tech company, called Trophos Energy. He then returned to the Bay Area to work at Chevron’s renewable energy group, where he helped launch Chevron renewables projects investment business unit before moving into venture & growth capital investing. In 2020, Ben moved to Zurich, Switzerland to focus on climate tech opportunities in Europe. In addition to his Harvard degree, he has earned a BS in Chemistry and an MBA from Stanford University. Find time with Ben here
Daniel Bicknell '13, MPP '20, (he/him) seeks to advance action on environmental, climate, and sustainable development priorities. He has worked in government and non-profits focused on energy, climate, and sustainability. Danny is happy to meet with recent graduates looking to switch jobs or apply to graduate school. Find time with Danny here
David Fisher is a semi-retired workaholic recovering in the Palm Beaches. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a JD from Vanderbilt Law School. He spent many years working in international private equity and venture capital. David has served on the Strategic Planning Committee at Mensa and on many boards and investment committees. He is happy to give general feedback and advice relating to sustainable careers and lives, as time allows. Find time with David here
Helen Fairman ’91 made a career change in 2004 from retail and product design to clean energy marketing and never looked back. She was most recently Chief Marketing Officer of the fastest-growing grid-scale solar developer in Boston and is currently a consultant to B2B climate tech companies, with particular expertise in building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and the Internet of Things. Find time with Helen here.
John Rapaport is the CIO of Keyframe Capital Partners an Energy Transition focused investment firm. He has been an investor in the energy and transportation spaces since graduating from Harvard University in 2004, first at Bain Capital then as a partner at Cyrus Capital. He is excited to meet people who are looking to move into roles both investing in companies in the energy transition or finance related roles inside growth companies, or who have questions about the roles capital markets is/can play in climate. Find time with John here
Leonard Adler runs Green Jobs Network, a social enterprise that helps people who are interested in environmental or social impact to find jobs, career resources, and community. He has worked in the private and non-profit sectors, and is the recipient of a social entrepreneurship fellowship from Echoing Green. Leonard is happy to meet with HACE members who are seeking tips for navigating a job search or who are considering starting their own venture. Find time with Leonard here
Madeline Fleisher is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, and has practiced as an environmental lawyer across the United States for fifteen years, including almost a decade focusing on climate and clean energy advocacy. She currently works as environmental counsel for a major manufacturer. In her spare time, Madeline runs the Climate Smart Handbook website about carbon-free energy use at home and works on local home and vehicle electrification through Electrify Central Ohio. Find time with Madeline here
We're excited about this new chapter in HACE career and mentorship initiatives!
P.S. If there aren't any appointments available when you're reading this, please feel free to reach out to other HACE members on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter!
