Julian Macrone Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Led strategic planning for brand new YSE Learning Community, supporting development of Yale Urban Initiative
• Built connections with faculty and staff from across Yale, alumni, and guest speakers to support interdisciplinary programming and networking opportunities
• Coordinated student communications, Urban @ Yale Newsletter
• Developed concept for YSE certificate program in Urban Climate Leadership

• Developed and administered YSE's first-ever course on Public Finance for practitioners
• Coordinated guest instructors from Yale School of the Environment, Yale Law School, Yale School of Management, and outside practitioners from Resilient Cities Catalyst, Trust for Public Land, HR&A Advisors
• Supported all student work and research, graded final policy briefs on urban public finance innovations

• Researched global infrastructure finance/project preparation landscape for launch of green infra funding facility
• Supported proposals/outreach to UK Government, Dutch Water Ministry, Global Covenant of Mayors
• Developed comprehensive taxonomy of green infrastructure financing tools available for cities
• Built Green Bond Framework for first-of-kind $30.6 Million issuance for water/green infrastructure for Arkansas water utility

Brooklyn, NY

• Spearheaded FGPC’s first-ever strategic planning process, supported governance redesign/board growth
• Cultivated core relationships with Public Leaders (Brooklyn Borough Hall, Mayors Office, City Council, NYS Senate/Assembly, US Congress), City Agencies (Parks, NYC Service), Community Partners (Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn.
• Raised $12 Million in funds for park capital improvements (from NYC Council, Mayor, NYS Assembly)
• Raised $1.2 Million for operating expenses from various sources, directing all aspects of development
• Grew organization’s annual operating budget from $40,000 in 2015 to over $350,000 for FY19
• Hired as first employee; expanded team from from one to four full-time staff plus interns/seasonal hires

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn, NY

• Manages fundraising, partnership, community engagement, and sponsorship efforts
• Oversees FGPC programming calendar, including event planning, community partnerships, day-of logistics, interviewed, hired, and led team of three summer interns
• Works closely with FGPC Board and NYC Parks’s Director of Fort Greene Park to plan restoration strategies, envision park’s future, and ensure a healthy public-private partnership
• Manages social media accounts, doubled FGPC social media following (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), writes and develops strategy for communications (print, e-newsletters, and press releases), oversaw launch of and.
• Oversees bookkeeping and budgeting for FGPC’s $150,000 annual operating budget
• Builds relationships with local elected officials (Council Members, Borough President), Agency Officials (Commissioner, Borough-level offices), and community partners (Central Park Conservancy, Partnershipsfor Parks.

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn, NY

New York, NY

Spearheaded prospecting and business development efforts in the NortheastResearched state-level incentive programs, legislation, and renewables markets nationwidePerformed diligence on prospective partnerships with other developers/financiers/EPCsCold-called businesses and identified decision makers within potential customers

Opinions writer for one of the finest student newspapers in the country. Wrote and produced the bi-weekly column "Green Piece," offering reporting, analysis, and perspectives on topics falling under the theme of pragmatic, civic-minded environmentalism.

Middlebury, VT

Intern in the Sustainability Integration Office of Middlebury College's Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest.Researched best practices and strategies in institutional sustainability.Applied research in behavioral psychology and behavioral economics to developing sustainability culture. Conducted the College's annual greenhouse gas accounting process..

Responsibilities included:Getting prospective students excited about MiddleburyArticulating the feelings of splendor that come with being a part of the Middlebury CommunityAnswering way-out-of-leftfield questions from parentsWalking backwards without being a hazard

Served as a member on Middlebury's Environmental Council, a team of faculty, staff and students that devised solutions to environmental issues facing the college. Researched issues concerning local food sourcing, carbon neutrality, and greening athleticsApproved grants paid out of the College's green revolving loan fundPrepared recommendations that went.

Masters Of Environmental Management, Urban Environments, Justice, & Political Economy

• Awarded 2021 Hixon Summer Fellowship ($6,000) to support research for my book project on cities and environmental justice in summer and.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy & Environmental Studies - Environmental Policy

Activities and Societies: Varsity Track and Field, Middlebury College Environmental Council, Opinions Columnist for "The Middlebury.

Colorado Summer Seminar In Philosophy, "Justice"

Three-week long program designed to expose undergraduate students to a graduate-level environment. Resided at CU's flagship campus.