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  • ESP Alum Works to Bring Better Environmental Standards to Oil and Gas Industry

    ESP Alum Works to Bring Better Environmental Standards to Oil and Gas Industry

    Josh Garrett, a 2012 graduate of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, serves as the Director of Communications for Equitable Origin, a firm based in New York. Through his work with Equitable Origin (or EO), Josh works to educate people about how to transform the oil industry for a safer, cleaner future.

  • Entrepreneurial MS Alum Finds Sustainable Solutions alongside Former Classmates

    Entrepreneurial MS Alum Finds Sustainable Solutions alongside Former Classmates

    Alumnus John Haugen (‘13) began his career in a Chicago management consulting firm with a focus on marketing and data analytics. After living and working in Chicago for six years, John decided that he wanted to continue his career as a consultant in New York, but with an added focus on sustainability. Upon graduating from…

  • Sustainability Management Alum Directs Energy towards Renewables

    Sustainability Management Alum Directs Energy towards Renewables

    Jason Prince (’14) now works at Karbone, an integrated renewable energy and environmental markets company, as the Director of Research. Before joining the program, he worked as a wilderness guide in his native Canada, taking young people on backcountry canoe trips, which emphasized leave-no-trace practices. Jason has also worked for a non-profit organization that focused…

  • Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    The Annual All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair brought in a record number of recruiters and students last Friday, making it the largest and most successful fair in the event’s 12-year history.

  • MPA Alum Focuses on Solar Energy

    MPA Alum Focuses on Solar Energy

    In her role as a New York State Solar Ombudsman for the City University of New York at Sustainable CUNY , Erica Helson (MPA-ESP ’14) is applying skills she learned in the program to further her career in advancing solar energy in the city of New York. Prior to joining the MPA in Environmental Science…

  • Alum Focuses on Future of Sustainability Technology & Climate Resilience

    Alum Focuses on Future of Sustainability Technology & Climate Resilience

    Gregory Falco, an alumnus of the first graduating class of Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program, recently published a paper, entitled Climate Resilience Goes Digital, illustrating cutting-edge concepts on the future of digital climate resilience, which he hopes will transform the sustainability industry. Prior to attending the MSSM program, Greg was a Sustainability…

  • MPA Alum Focuses on a Green Future for New York City

    MPA Alum Focuses on a Green Future for New York City

    Through her role as a Parks Analyst with the New York City Department Parks and Recreation, Katie Edmond (MPA-ESP ’14) is working toward a greener future for New Yorkers in high-need communities.

  • MS Alum Leads Green Initiatives at McGraw Hill Financial

    MS Alum Leads Green Initiatives at McGraw Hill Financial

    Master of Science in Sustainability Management alum, Jaclyn Bouchard (’14) came into the program with an academic background in biology and energy management and professional experience working for sustainability-focused startup companies. The analytical and collaborative skills that Jaclyn acquired from the program propelled her to become the Manager of Corporate Responsibility at McGraw Hill Financial,…

  • MPA Alum Focuses on China’s Energy System

    MPA Alum Focuses on China’s Energy System

    In his role as an Economic Analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund, Sheng Yan (MPA-ESP ’13) is able to combine his scientific knowledge and management skills to create long-term change in his native China.

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Join us on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House! Celebrate 75 years of science with us at our beautiful Palisades, NY campus. The event is free and open to everyone, with a suggested $5 donation. Learn More and RSVP

  • ESP Alum Works to Bring Better Environmental Standards to Oil and Gas Industry

    ESP Alum Works to Bring Better Environmental Standards to Oil and Gas Industry

    Josh Garrett, a 2012 graduate of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program, serves as the Director of Communications for Equitable Origin, a firm based in New York. Through his work with Equitable Origin (or EO), Josh works to educate people about how to transform the oil industry for a safer, cleaner future.

  • Entrepreneurial MS Alum Finds Sustainable Solutions alongside Former Classmates

    Entrepreneurial MS Alum Finds Sustainable Solutions alongside Former Classmates

    Alumnus John Haugen (‘13) began his career in a Chicago management consulting firm with a focus on marketing and data analytics. After living and working in Chicago for six years, John decided that he wanted to continue his career as a consultant in New York, but with an added focus on sustainability. Upon graduating from…

  • Sustainability Management Alum Directs Energy towards Renewables

    Sustainability Management Alum Directs Energy towards Renewables

    Jason Prince (’14) now works at Karbone, an integrated renewable energy and environmental markets company, as the Director of Research. Before joining the program, he worked as a wilderness guide in his native Canada, taking young people on backcountry canoe trips, which emphasized leave-no-trace practices. Jason has also worked for a non-profit organization that focused…

  • Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    Record Numbers at the Annual All Ivy Sustainability Career Fair

    The Annual All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair brought in a record number of recruiters and students last Friday, making it the largest and most successful fair in the event’s 12-year history.

  • MPA Alum Focuses on Solar Energy

    MPA Alum Focuses on Solar Energy

    In her role as a New York State Solar Ombudsman for the City University of New York at Sustainable CUNY , Erica Helson (MPA-ESP ’14) is applying skills she learned in the program to further her career in advancing solar energy in the city of New York. Prior to joining the MPA in Environmental Science…

  • Alum Focuses on Future of Sustainability Technology & Climate Resilience

    Alum Focuses on Future of Sustainability Technology & Climate Resilience

    Gregory Falco, an alumnus of the first graduating class of Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program, recently published a paper, entitled Climate Resilience Goes Digital, illustrating cutting-edge concepts on the future of digital climate resilience, which he hopes will transform the sustainability industry. Prior to attending the MSSM program, Greg was a Sustainability…

  • MPA Alum Focuses on a Green Future for New York City

    MPA Alum Focuses on a Green Future for New York City

    Through her role as a Parks Analyst with the New York City Department Parks and Recreation, Katie Edmond (MPA-ESP ’14) is working toward a greener future for New Yorkers in high-need communities.

  • MS Alum Leads Green Initiatives at McGraw Hill Financial

    MS Alum Leads Green Initiatives at McGraw Hill Financial

    Master of Science in Sustainability Management alum, Jaclyn Bouchard (’14) came into the program with an academic background in biology and energy management and professional experience working for sustainability-focused startup companies. The analytical and collaborative skills that Jaclyn acquired from the program propelled her to become the Manager of Corporate Responsibility at McGraw Hill Financial,…

  • MPA Alum Focuses on China’s Energy System

    MPA Alum Focuses on China’s Energy System

    In his role as an Economic Analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund, Sheng Yan (MPA-ESP ’13) is able to combine his scientific knowledge and management skills to create long-term change in his native China.