The financial meltdown of 2008 was a wake-up call for me: we had built a system that was not sustainable. I had enjoyed a career in law (Paul Weiss) and finance (JPMorgan, Bear Stearns), but I realized it was time to shift my energy and experience to the larger issues of sustainability and sound environmental policy that NRDC has long focused on. Joining E2 as executive director has been a treat: I get to work with smart business people and bright program staff who are on the cutting edge of these issues. Or, as one of my mentors said, “Having fun, and doing good.”
I currently reside in New York, one of the great financial and business centers of the world, and get a chance to see every day how well-crafted environmental policy can create jobs, generate capital flow, and benefit businesses.
Posted November 8, 2010 by Judith Albert in Green Enterprise
I became the first full-time Executive Director of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) in September, just in time to celebrate E2's 10th anniversary. As I watched the Anniversary Film at the Celebration on October 28th, I realized how fortunate we are for...continued→
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