Presidio Hosts Eco-Visionaries John and Nancy Todd at September Residency

The Presidio School of Management hosted renowned inventor and environmentalist, Dr. John Todd along with his wife and partner Nancy at the Saturday night event in September. John Todd is a pioneer in the field of sustainability and is the author of numerous books and scientific articles. He is an inventor, a lecturer on ecological design at UVM, and also has experience in creating sustainable business start-ups, both for-profit and non-profit. Nancy Todd serves as vice-president of Ocean Arks International, an organization founded with her husband and is editor of Annals of Earth.

Presidio Grad Named Eco-Hero of 2007

Presidio graduate, Simran Sethi, joined the ranks of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai and former Vice-President Al Gore in July, when she was named one of 25 Eco-Heroes by the UK's Independent. Ranked No. 6, Simran was acknowledged for her work as a journalist and eco-advocate. Congratulations, Simran!

Joie de Vivre CEO Chip Conley Gives "Peak" Talk to Marketing Class

CEO and social entrepreneur Chip Conley paid a visit to Presidio's marketing class during the October residency to talk about his new book, Peak, and his sustainability work. Mr. Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre, a leading boutique hotel chain, engaged students with his unique approach to creating themes for his hotels — magazines — and in doing so targeting particular client bases. He also discussed his use of Maslow's heirarchy in management, which emphasizes key relationships in business — company to employees, investors and customers.

Urban Forestry Goes Digital

Presidio MBA student, Amber Bieg, was featured on KQED and TreeHugger.com this fall for her work in urban forestry and digital mapping. Amber is the project manager for a joint venture of Friends of the Urban Forest, the City & County of San Francisco and Autodesk. The Web-based project will digitally identify the location of each planted tree and manages a city-wide tree database. To learn more visit this webpage.

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