Courtney McColgan
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.wokai.org |
| Skills: | Business, Chinese, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Investment, Languages, Leadership, Public Relations, Public speaking |
| Location: | San Francisco |
| Groups: | BASES E-Challenge 2010, E-Challenge Competition 2009 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | china, clean tech, Microfinance |
| Schools: | University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
| Position: | Investment Analyst |
| Time period: | July 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Focusing on Clean Technology and China investments |
| Employer: | Wokai |
| Position: | Founder and Director of US Operations |
| Description: | • Founded non-profit that serves as an online fundraising intermediary in the China microfinance sector
• Established three US Wokai Chapters that organize and execute Wokai’s outreach to the American public • Obtained Honorable Mention in 2008 IIE New Leaders Award for work with Wokai |
| Employer: | Morgan Stanley |
| Position: | Investment Banking Analyst, Financial Sponsors Group (FSG) |
| Time period: | June 2006 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Interfaced with clients, consisting primarily of bulge-bracket private equity firms
• Founded Morgan Stanley Microfinance Forum Club in San Francisco • Selected transaction experience: 1. IPS Corporation - Drafted 80-page bankbook for presentation to Rating Agencies for debt ratings in debt swap transaction - Built pro-forma financial model of business; Coordinated revision sessions with IPS and multiple MS divisions - Transaction completed July 2006; Morgan Stanley’s first syndicated mezzanine deal 2. National Houseware Manufacturer and Retailer - Built financial model for recapitalization transaction, including sensitivities for Revenue and EBITDA growth - Worked with MS Retail Group to find comparable companies; Created valuation matrix by plotting market and credit statistics of comparable companies against the Company’s to highlight superior financial performance |
| Employer: | Fulbright Scholarship |
| Position: | Grant Recipient |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Drafted research proposal to obtain $20,000 grant for living and research expenses in China (40 of 900 received grant)
• Research Focus: China microfinance - Analyze the Chinese loan shark’s lending practices and report findings to the microfinance industry to improve the establishment, performance and operation of microfinance lending institutions |
| Employer: | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) |
| Position: | Grant Recipient |
| Time period: | June 2005 - August 2005 |
| Description: | • Petitioned and secured grant to fund survey in select urban areas to determine microcredit demand
• Composed research findings in Chinese and English for presentation to United Nations and Chinese government |
| Employer: | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) |
| Position: | Microfinance Research Analyst |
| Time period: | June 2005 - August 2005 |
| Description: | • Assessed CASS-sponsored microfinance projects, including interviewing clients/management and cleaning financials
• Employed Chinese language skills to represent CASS in meetings with local NGOs and Chinese government |
| Employer: | Laffer Associates |
| Position: | Economic Research Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Co-author three economic research publications with founder of supply-side economics Dr. Arthur B. Laffer
1. “Potential pitfalls for China’s rapidly growing economy” (June 2003) 2. “Effects of Renminbi revaluation on China and the world” (June 2004) 3. “A breakdown of China’s booming economy” (November 2005) |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2001 - 2006 |
| Degree: | Chinese and Economics, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Long-distance running, Skiing, Travel, Microfinance |
| Clubs: | Treasurer of Hong Kong and Chinese Affairs Club (2001-2006), YMCA mentor for local high school students (2001-2006), Fundraising Director of Delta Gamma Sorority (2001-2006) |
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Marc Guerrero
Marc Guerrero of Manila, The Philippines, a writer & journalist, editor & translator, historian & futurist, and media management entrepreneur for many years. http://theinstitute.tel, http://www.marcguerrero.com, http://www.change.org/oip
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John Bissell
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from U.C. Davis. Technical experience includes modeling, development, and scale-up of complex small-molecule reactions (particularly high energy systems). Research consists of systems biology and metabolic modeling.
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Jake de Grazia
Been working on The Carrot Project since spring '07. Did the EIR thing for a while in the energy tech space. But the startup got too crazy. So it's almost all carrots these days. And I try write about it as much as I can.