Michael Derosa

General Partner

• 20 years of private and growth equity investing
• Served on 18 boards including TPI Composites (Nasdaq: TPIC), Agility Fuel Systems, Ecore, Aspex, Detechtion, Intn’l Fiber Corp, Energex, Axonn, Arbinet (Nasdaq:ARBX)
• General Partner, Element Partners; Managing Director, Activate Capital; Partner, Cordova Ventures; Principal, EnerTech Capital; Senior Associate, Safeguard International Fund
• Over last 10+ years at Element Partners II led $154.5m of Private Equity investments: Current Value $403.3m (2.6x)
• Led $152m of Circular Economy investments: Current Value: $419m (2.7x)
• BS Electrical Engineering, Georgia Tech (first in class); MBA, Wharton (Palmer Scholar)

Art Dodge

General Partner

• 20 years as Founder, Chairman & CEO of largest global manufacturer of recycled rubber products
• Management experience with ~500 employees
• Purchased and integrated 5 companies
• Director Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, VP Recycled
  Rubber Coalition
• International manager at Bain and Co. Focus on IT,
  financial services, appliance and consumer goods markets
• Recipient Mellon Foundation Scholarship
• E+Y Entrepreneur of the Year
• BA American University, JD University of Pittsburgh,
  MBA (Honors) IMD Switzerland

Robert Bernard

General Partner

• Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Strategist: Founded and managed Microsoft’s sustainability programs and technology investments
• Ran Microsoft’s Global Software Partnership Business
• Investments in CE initiatives drove >$100 million savings.
• Created world’s first international carbon neutral company
• Board member: Breakthrough Energy Coalition, Corporate  EcoForum, Advanced Energy Economy, UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
• Advisor to Activate Capital, National Geographic
• BA Columbia University; MBA, Wharton

Ron Kaplan 

• Trex Chairman

• President and CEO of Trex, 2010-2015

• CEO Continental Global Group, Inc., manufacturer bulk material handling systems

• President of Harsco’s Gas Technologies Group, manufacturer of containment and control equipment for the global gas industry

• Senior Vice President-Operations, Harsco Corporation

• Board of Directors of Caesarstone Sdot-Yam, Ltd., manufacturer of engineered stone surfaces used for kitchen countertops, vanity tops and tiles.

• Board of Directors of DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.,  manufacturer of custom prefabricated interior environments.

• B.A. degree in economics from Alfred University and an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Jessica Long

• Accenture Partner and member of Global Sustainability and Strategy leadership team

• Leads Accenture’s Circular Economy strategy

• Global lead for corporate and social impact strategy

• 20 years of national and international experience in sustainability, circular economy, strategy, technology and complex program delivery within corporate, government and development sectors

• Author of just released book on Circular Economy

• Advises Fortune 1000 companies on ESG, Sustainability, Circularity and Core Strategy

• Member of World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders Program

• Ran Accenture’s ADP program which provides business and technology services to the international development sector

• Previous work includes leading 100 Resilient Cities strategies, Healthcare Supply Chain distribution systems for Africa, Ag supply chains

Rob Watson

• Known at the “Father of LEED”

• Founding Chairman of the US Green Building Council 

• CEO and Chief Scientist of

• The ECON Group Founder of EcoTech International Group

• Executive editor of GreenerBuildings.com

• Described by Thomas Friedman as “one of the best environmental minds in America.”

• Former Senior Scientist and Director of the International Energy and Green Building programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

• Works with Ministry of Construction in China to develop green energy and building code standards

• Only foreigner to have been honored by China’s Ministry Of Construction (MOC) with its first “Green Innovation Award“

• Developed national residential buildings codes in Russia