Speaker Bio
Chris Hunter '07, Vice President of Carbon Finance, Climate Change Capital
Chris Hunter '07 leads the Carbon Finance team in the United States for Climate
Change Capital (CCC) and is responsible for originating and commercializing
investments across North America. Before joining CCC, Mr. Hunter was a
Senior Associate at GreenOrder in New York, where he was lead advisor to
clients on energy and carbon issues, including BP, the GE-AES Greenhouse Gas
Services joint venture and KKR regarding the acquisition of TXU. Prior to
GreenOrder, Chris spent nine years at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the U.S.
and Europe. At J&J he was responsible for creating, communicating and
implementing energy management and carbon reduction strategies worldwide.
Mr. Hunter was a contributing author of the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas
Protocol in 1998 and a founding member of the Green Power Market Development
Group two years later. A recognized leader in the carbon markets, Mr. Hunter
has been featured on broadcast television in more than 20 countries and
print media including The Financial Times and BusinessWeek. He has also
briefed EU Commissioners and members of the US Congress regarding climate
change policy.
Mr. Hunter holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University and
a joint Executive MBA from Columbia and London Business Schools. He sits on
the Advisory Boards of The Climate Group and the GHG Management Institute,
and formerly served on the Sanford C Bernstein Leadership & Ethics Board at
Columbia University.
The Social Enterprise Conference 2008 is presented by the Columbia Business School's Social Enterprise Club and the International Development Club with the support of the Social Enterprise Program, Energy Club, Microlumbia Fund, Healthcare Industry Association and Green Business Club, and our generous sponsors. |
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