Marilyn Waite
Marilyn has worked across four continents in low carbon energy, climate modeling, and investment. She holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University. Marilyn’s writing has been featured in the Financial Times and GreenBiz. She serves on multiple boards and investment committees, including Climate First Bank.
Biography
Marilyn leads the Climate Finance Fund. She has worked across four continents in renewable and nuclear energy, climate modeling, and investment. Author of Sustainability at Work: careers that make a difference, Marilyn’s writing has been featured in the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, and GreenBiz, where she served as editor at large. Marilyn previously led the energy practice at Village Capital, modeled and forecasted energy solutions to climate change as a senior research fellow at Project Drawdown, and managed innovation projects at Orano and Framatome (formerly AREVA). She holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University. She serves on multiple boards and investment committees, including Climate First Bank.Education
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MPhil, Engineering for Sustainable Dev, Cambridge University
BSE, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Climate Finance
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy
Sustainability
Sustainable Finance Investing
Personal Interests
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Global Citizenship
Websites
Books
Articles
SURF Framework for a Sustainable Economy
Published: Nov 15, 2013 by Journal of Management and Sustainability
Authors: Marilyn Waite
Subjects:
Business, Management and Accounting
This article presents a practical framework for approaching sustainable development and the green economy. The SURF framework: supply chain, user, relations, and future, enables a systems-level approach, and subsequently a systems-level impact, for decisions made even on a very microscopic level. Start-ups and large companies, public organizations and private ones alike will benefit from adopting this framework and adapting it to their unique needs.
Videos
Published: Sep 18, 2016
Why should companies transform for sustainability and how can they do so? This 1-hour seminar is interactive and geared towards business students (start 8 minutes 22 seconds for English).