Thomas Vladeck Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Gradient is a lean analytics agency I started in while getting my MBA at Wharton.

New York, Ny, Us

Adjunct Professor in the Executive MBA program, teaching Business Analytics

New York, Ny, Us

Led and completed a variety of statistical modeling and machine learning projects on user behavior and survey data. Continuing to work part-time following completion of my summer internship. * Combined three product surveys into one by eliminating questions through factor analysis* Fit data on a sample of users to the Pareto/NBD stochastic model of customer lifetime value* Performed Venmo’s first user segmentation and built Venmo’s first data-based customer personas. Created the segmentation through model-based clustering on a sample of users, with demographic and behavioral data as segmenting variables

The New Climate Economy Project is an independent global review which aims to develop a better understanding of how to combine stronger economic growth with lower climate risk, explore the range of possible, efficient pathways to a lower-carbon economy, and surface the implications and tradeoffs of these pathways for public and private actors.My responsibility is to manage the delivery of the Energy & Finance workstream. The analytical work is being performed by teams in San Francisco, Venice, Stockholm, and London.

One of two co-founders of Building Hero. Our mission was to apply the state-of-the-art distribution strategies of the solar market to building energy efficiency - starting with LED lighting. Much of our progress was made while I was also working full-time (see below). * Signed up over 100 clients in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta* Co-wrote Ruby/Rails app to handle in-person sales, billing, and KPI tracking * Raised project finance fund to finance customer deals* Closed deals with national brands: Warby Parker and Yogaworks

San Francisco, California, Us

Led international team of researchers (teams in the US, Germany, Brazil, India and China) in the production of the first compendium of the national and subnational climate policy from major emitting countries. The online version is available at www.thepolicyclimate.org* Managed the collection and organization of over 150 datasets from five teams around the world* Processed data and made prototypes of graphics using the R programming language* Managed independent graphic and web designers in the creation of print and online products

Responsible for originating and managing the negotiation of complex, long-term carbon credit transactions between European commodity traders and developing-world project developers under the Clean Development Mechanism. * Joined firm as the first full-time employee* Member of 2-3 person deal teams that closed over $50m worth of transactions* Personally originated and successfully closed deals from projects in Haiti and India

Performed energy modeling and GHG inventory services for communities. Developed compliance strategies for firms affected by California's climate and energy policies.

Aided investigation of FEMA's handling of high levels of formaldehyde in trailers for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Assisted drafting of carbon emissions standards for the federal government.

Carouge, Geneva, Ch

Generated a report on the potential of a national REC market in the US.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Management, Marketing

Msc, Environmental Policy And Regulation (Distinction)

Mathematics (Cum Laude), Economics, Environmental Studies

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