Climate Careers: Alumni Panel
What does a post-MBA climate career look like? Join us to talk with MBA alumni about their climate jobs -- what they do, what they find rewarding (and frustrating) about their current role, and what skills they use on a regular basis. We'll also ask them for tips about how they conducted their job search and their advice for students who are just getting started.
Speakers:
Liz Visconti, Senior Manager, Product Management, Amazon
Sid Radhakrishna, Head of Business Development & Strategy, Sora Fuel
Meagan Schick, Manager, Energy Marketing, Apex Clean Energy
Dan Titterington, Director, Caelum Ventures
Monica Touesnard, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell’s Johnson College of Business - moderator
This ClimateCATALYST event is open only to current MBA students and incoming MBA students (students who have accepted & deposited but who haven’t started their program yet) and MBA educators.
Speaker Bios:
Liz Visconti: Liz Visconti is an energy and sustainability leader with over a decade of experience driving data platform innovation and carbon intelligence at scale, most recently as Senior Manager, Product Management – Tech, Worldwide Sustainability at Amazon, where she leads global carbon footprint products informing $1B+ in annual investment decisions. She has a proven track record in both technical product management and client success, having partnered directly with utilities to deliver high-impact SaaS solutions and scale energy efficiency programs. Liz holds an MBA from Duke University and is passionate about empowering organizations to achieve ambitious climate and operational goals.
Sid Radhakrishna: Sid is an entrepreneurial company builder committed to founding and scaling new ventures that accelerate a sustainable energy transition. He is currently Head of Business Development & Strategy at Sora Fuel, a company developing technology to make sustainable aviation fuel from just air, water, and electricity. Prior to Sora, Sid was at Form Energy, where as an early hire in finance and business operations, he helped drive the company's scale-up from R&D to commercial manufacturing and deployment. Sid came to operating from the investing world, with time at Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Illumen Capital. He graduated with an MBA from Wharton and a BBA from UMass Amherst.
Meagan Schick: Meagan is a Manager at Apex Clean Energy, where she focuses on utility-scale renewable energy offtake with corporate and industrial customers across the United States. Previously, she worked at EY where she consulted for electric utilities and chemical companies. Meagan has a BA in environmental economics from Colgate University and both an MBA and Master of Environmental Management in energy finance from Duke University.
Dan Titterington: Daniel is a Director and founding member at Caelum Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on energy resilience, advanced manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. An Oklahoma native and U.S. Army veteran, Daniel has led more than $1.2 billion in energy transactions and brings over a decade of experience driving high-impact initiatives across both public and private sectors. Prior to Caelum, he served as a Vice President at Marathon Capital, advising clients on M&A transactions, debt financings, tax equity investments, tax credit transfers, and domestic policy risks. He holds an MBA from Cornell and a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Monica Touesnard: Monica is the Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University. As Executive Director she fills numerous roles including the execution of the Center’s communications strategy and career coaching – advising current and prospective Cornell students interested in careers at the intersection of business, environmental and social issues. Additionally, Monica is a lecturer at Johnson and has taught classes on microfinance and design thinking. Prior to her current position, Monica was the founding Executive Director for the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Monica has additional experience in project management, speaking, and consulting both locally and internationally. She is regularly invited to review social entrepreneurship proposals such as Echoing Green’s Fellowship Program or sustainability grants such as the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Academic Venture Fund. She earned her MBA from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School with focus on Sustainable Enterprise and has a B.A. from McGill University in Canada.