Bright Minds at Work
Is a Solar Panel Like a Cell Phone? Unique Infrastructure & Financing Challenges for Solar Adoption in Poor Communities In 1996 my wife, Nancy Brennan-Jordan, and I returned to the United States after six years of very fulfilling work in rural Chile. The majority of that time was spent in a small town about five hours south of Santiago, the country’s capital. We...
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David Arfin had “the bug” to do something great from the very beginning. Since graduating with degrees in Political Science from UCLA, a Masters in Public Policy from Claremont Graduate University and an MBA from Stanford, he immediately went the entrepreneurial route, starting CLE Group with money borrowed from family. While CLE was a decent success for a bootstapped...
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Melissa Baker is best known for her work modeling for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Magazine and other work in television and movies, both with Sports Illustrated and with all the hottest names in fashion around the world. Her clients include Nautica and Victoria’s Secret, and regularly appears in high fashion publications such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Ms. Baker...
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Professor Bradford is president and founder of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization that focuses on using the power of the business and financial sectors to deploy cost-effective and sustainable technologies. Since 2006, Bradford has served as Editor-in-Chief of PVNews, the solar energy industry’s...
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A long-time social entrepreneur, Danny has achieved global recognition as an environmental activist, spokesperson, and opinion leader. Most recently, Danny was the Campaigns Manager for Greenpeace Australia Pacific. In 2001, he ran Greenpeace’s California Clean Energy Campaign, the success of which helped lead to the current California Solar Initiative. Danny was...
Read MoreAs the economy changes, new job applicants have to change with it. New consumer and business trends not only have a significant impact on what positions employers are trying to fill, but how they determine whether or not to even select a
Read moreOver the years, the internet has become the number 1 resource for candidates to research companies and search for job opportunities. In fact over 75% of job-seekers under 50 cited online as either the #1 or #2
Read moreThe top players in the solar industry, which include SolarWorld, First Solar, SunPower, and Solar City (to name a few) are looking primarily for engineers with experience and an extensive education. So to start
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As the economy changes, new job applicants have to change with it. New consumer and business trends not only have a significant impact on what positions employers are trying to fill, but how they determine whether or not to even select a
