Bindi Patel Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Senior associate with a boutique investment banking firm specializing in buy-side, sell-side, and financing transactions for businesses with revenues between $10 million and $200 million. Assists clients and provides consultation for merger and acquisitions transactions, capital raising, and strategic advisory services. Specializes in business development for the firm, engaging with wealth management advisors, CPAs, attorneys, businesses, and clients to assist with transactions and further middle-market investment banking goals.

Mid-Senior level environmental professional consultant working as sustainability, CSR, & ESG strategist, also having NEPA expertise. Career includes 14 years of environmental and social impact consultancy at the national and international levels within the public government, private industry, international multilateral development bank, & NGO arenas (multi-discipline / multi-sectors).

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Manage, consult, and conduct technical analysis for international development (multi-discipline, multi-sector) projects and NEPA/CEQA projects. Project capabilities include capacity building and good governance practices across a variety of sectors, including environmental, socioeconomic, health and infectious diseases, renewable energy, climate change, water resources, agriculture, waste management, and green-building projects for the public and private sectors. Provide technical expertise for environmental and social-related USAID documentation (IEEs, EMMPs, EAs, PERSUAPs, etc.) and NEPA/CEQA documentation (i.e. EISs, EAs, EIRs, ERMPs, RMPs, etc.). Integrate and ensure compliance with regulations, policies, and environmental standards of international multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, USAID, WHO, United Nations. Conduct monitoring, evaluation, risk mitigation strategies training workshops for international development stakeholders.Conduct USAID environmental review and develop Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring Plan for Capacity Building for Responsible Minerals Trade contract. Develop analysis to catalyze and contribute to transparently regulate and control a critical mass of the trade in strategic minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in order to transform the region’s mineral wealth into economic growth and development. Conduct workshop trainings for Assessing the Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Infrastructure Projects and Examining Organization Alignment, Structure, and Capacity for M&E. .Initiate and direct team business development activities. Develop and maintain relationships with key clients, including The Coca-Cola Company, Levi Strauss & Co, & Del Monte Foods. Participate in local, national, and international industry meetings and conferences relevant to environmental resource management, international development, water resources, NEPA/CEQA, sustainability and social responsibility.

Irvine, California, Us

· Managed and prepared environmental analysis and technical studies for CEQA documents for local jurisdictions and special districts (e.g., parks, schools, and open space) in the San Francisco Bay Area· Responsible for leading and coordinating large interdisciplinary teams and being the primary contact for clients, subconsultants, and team members. · Conducted environmental analysis and authored, reviewed, and edited CEQA documents including Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports.· Oversaw all aspects of multiple projects simultaneously, including leading meetings with clients and regulatory agencies, coordinating reviews with environmental and technical staff, scoping projects for the appropriate level of environmental review, budget control and invoicing, maintaining schedules, managing subconsultants, and conducting quality control. · Responsible for business development, marketing, proposal preparation, and mentoring junior staff.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Provided environmental related training and capacity building in Yerevan, Armenia for USAID's Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness Program (EDMC) to the MPIU to support the stimulation of growth of jobs, sales, and exports in the target value chains.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Conducted technical, environmental, and social impact analysis for USAID’s Global Environmental Management Support (GEMS) projects for USAID Bureaus in Malawi, Haiti, and other emerging market countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin American. Projects include sustainable land management; agriculture; climate change; public health; institutional capacity building; knowledge management, communication, and training; health and safety; education; food security and nutrition; medical waste; family planning; maternal neonatal and child healthcare; infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); gender issues; good governance; and, socioeconomic analysis.

Mclean, Va, Us

Provided environmental technical and NEPA policy expertise and regulatory compliance support on the Environmental and Historic Preservation team for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant Programs Directorate. Ensured compliance with federal environmental laws and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, and Presidential Executive Orders (EOs), including EO 11898 (Floodplains), EO 11990 (Wetlands), and EO 12898 (Environmental Justice).

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Managed national and international environmental planning and technical analyses of global sustainable management practices for federal and private sector multinational corporate clients, including The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines, and World Wildlife Fund. Projects include NEPA, watershed management, mining, source water vulnerability assessments, water quality identification, water treatment system reviews, and sustainability initiatives. Coordinated efforts to integrate social development, stakeholder engagement, local resource agency, NGO, and community involvement into short and long-term strategic plans.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Conducted strategic technical analyses of short and long-term NEPA and CEQA development projects. Performed environmental, social, and economic impact assessments for energy, water, transportation, and infrastructure projects. Coordinated and led economic and socioeconomic workshops with clients to communicate economic and social implications of specific projects.

Washington, Dc, Us

Conducted environmental and social impact assessments and country/political risk analyses forinternational projects proposed for OPIC financial investment and political risk insurance support,including natural resources, mining, power generation, tourism, and social development projects in Africa, Latin America, and South America.

Atlanta, Us

Monitored and evaluated environmental trends for preparation of footage for CNN’s biweekly production of Earth Matters and headline coverage of international and domestic environmental issues.

Paris, Ile De France, Fr

Translated, proofread, and edited French political and legal documents and speeches for internationalenvironmental conferences conducted by UNESCO. Conducted research on environmental and social issues, and prepared documents for United Nations journal publications.

Mem, Environmental Economics & Policy; International Policy

Certificate Program, Corporate Sustainability & Innovation

Certificate Program, Global Energy And Climate Change Policy

Certificate Program, Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr): New Models Of Business In Society

Ba, Geology

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