Clean-economy leadership roster seeks nominations
By Christina Williams
Editor, Sustainable Business Oregon
Cleantech venture capital firm Pivotal Investments opened the second nomination round for its Pivotal Leaders program, an effort to build a network of executives and entrepreneurs working in the cleantech-related sector in the Pacific Northwest.
In its second iteration, the 2011 Pivotal Leaders will be selected through an online nomination and peer-review process. Nominations are open through March 22 at www.pivotal-leaders.com.
"We want to expand our network," said Gregg Semler, managing director at Pivotal Investments."There are new leaders who have come into the market in the last year."
Aaron Goldfeder, a Seattle-based entrepreneur who was on the inaugural Pivotal Leaders list, attributed a recent funding round closed by his company, EnergySavvy, in part to activities associated with the network. EnergySavvy, which promotes energy efficiency through technology and incentive programs, closed a $1.1 million investment round in December.
The program is sponsored by Perkins Coie, Ernst & Young, the University of Oregon and the Portland Development Commission.
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