Chief Partnerships Officer
CurrentFacilitating Profitable Net Zero Partnerships to halve greenhouse gas emissions and achieve zero-waste by the early 2030s
Jan 2024 - Present
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Entrepreneur, Social Business Architect, Connector, Convener, Facilitator - Innovation, Global Development, Sustainability
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Yangbo Du previously worked as Chief Partnerships Officer at Innovo and CEO - Profitable Net Zero Partnership for the United States at Innovo. Yangbo Du holds Startingbloc Ny'12 Social Innovation Fellow, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from School Of Visual Arts.
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Former academic turned entrepreneur chiselling away walls and silos to enable and impel people driving meaningful impactWith made-in-New-York entrepreneurial spirit, Yangbo Du has been taking the lead on partnerships with the #GlobalResolutions team since December 2014, shortly before the launch of action/2015 to mark the transition year from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable development Goals. From 2005 through 2011, he conducted research on topics in energy and environmental policy covering biofuels, nuclear, and infrastructure in general. He is a trained economist with a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a StartingBloc New York Social Innovation Fellow.Since leaving academia, he has co-founded startups in international trade and development, digital media and online marketing, data analytics, the Internet of Things, financial technology, and related fields. He is currently ramping his fifth batch of early-stage ventures, spanning across functions including blockchain-based artificial intelligence, transport telematics, and social capital and currency.Connector of connectors, convener of conveners, and facilitator of facilitatorsServing as the New York +SocialGood Connector with the Social Good Summit since 2013, Yangbo leaves no major economic sector or global city untouched when it comes to bringing people together to catalyze technology, business, and social innovation that drives societal transformation. Ever since his first foray into online publishing as community manager with IDEAS Global Challenge, MIT’s in-house social innovation accelerator, he has been making a constant effort to close reinforcing loops of global online connectivity and local offline action.Open to consulting requestsSocial business - un-siloing social media, community developmentSocial enterprise - corporate social responsibility, sustainability, social impact venturesNew business development - lean startup, marketing/sales
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Ceo - Profitable Net Zero Partnership For The United States
Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
Chief Technology Officer
Transitioned technology search and evaluation function to company-wide
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Managing Partner - Investments, Chief Technology Officer
Facilitating technology marketing and process innovation behind INNOVO Sandbox, a skunkworks within a skunkworks aimed towards effective climate action
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
Managing Partner - Investments
Launching joint ventures to accelerate decarbonisation and and related tenets of just and ecological transition
Nov 2020 - Jan 2023
Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
Marketing Affiliate
Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
Mar 2023 - Present
Head Of Outreach
CurrentAssembling coalitions towards bringing transit in Greater New York up to best-in-class global standards
May 2022 - Present
General Partner
Current
Sustainable Development Investment Finance Partnership For New York (Sustdev Nyc)
Mar 2018 - Present
Sustainability Mentor
Current
May 2018 - Present
Member Of The Steering Committee
CurrentNow a year-round multi-sectoral partnership featuring events on quarterly cyclesFirst-ever major energy sector conference series to reach equitable gender representation amongst speakers (2016 edition onwards)Director of content strategy and operations - NYEW 2016: bit.ly/NYEW16Contributing publisher - NYEW 2015: bit.ly/NYEW15Contributor - NYEW 2013-2014
Jan 2013 - Present
Connector - New York
CurrentBridging online global connectivity and offline local action for social change.plussocialgood.org/yangbodu
May 2013 - Present
Social Innovation Fellow
CurrentLaunched Plan-Buffalo Niagara to provide tools for Buffalo-Niagara residents to regenerate their region's urban core and serve as a knowledge-sharing network for best practices in sustainable community development.
Aug 2012 - Present
Board Member - North America
CurrentDistributed ledger technology for the transport sector in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals
Feb 2018 - Present
Founding Advisory Partner
CurrentBy-invitation-only matching business network for high-impact entrepreneurs, investors, and executives
Jan 2014 - Present
Mentor - Big Apps
CurrentLaunch and opening ceremony: bit.ly/BigApps2015Bronx tech feature: bit.ly/YesWeCodeBXSemi-finals and Demo Day: bit.ly/BigAppsDemoDayAwards and closing ceremony: bit.ly/BigApps2015Awards
Jul 2015 - Present
Co-Founder, Community Director
CurrentLaunched MediaWire.co at AngelHack New York 2012 as a live video feed from breaking news environmentsPivoted in September 2012 to a software-as-a-service platform for content curation, discovery, and marketingCurrently operating as a social business consultancy with a digital services platform under development
Jun 2012 - Present
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Affiliate
CurrentAttended 2011 Joint Summer MeetingCommittees: Transportation and Land Development, Transportation and Economic Development, Congestion Pricinghttp://www.trb.org
Jul 2011 - Present
Founding Adviser, Imsa Energy Center
CurrentMission: A collaborative pioneering endeavor to spark innovative student inquiry focused on sustainable energy sources, usage and policy.Vision: To promote the conservation of global resources and the implementation of energy alternatives based on innovative and collaborative research within the IMSA community and beyond.Goal: Research, construct and.
Apr 2008 - Present
Peer Tutor
Assisted sophomores and juniors with coursework in core mathematics, science, social science, English, and foreign language (French) subjects; proofreading and peer-editing written assignments
Aug 2006 - May 2008
Alumni Mentor - Terrascope
CurrentAdvised students participants in Mission 2015 (biodiversity crisis and its ramifications) and Mission 2016 (future of strategic elements)
Aug 2011 - Present
Adviser (Vice President 2010-2011) - Laboratory For Chocolate Science
CurrentPlanned events related to chocolate (gastronomy, science, society, politics); oversaw logistics and inventory; staffed demonstrations, orientation activities, booths at activities fairs, and hot chocolate handout during week of finals each term; taught chocolate truffles-making classes during campus-wide Independent Activities Period in January 2011.
May 2010 - Present
Educational Counselor
CurrentInterviewing prospective applicants for undergraduate study at MIT
Sep 2011 - Present
Community Management Adviser - Ideas Global Challenge
Community Manager 2011-2012Expanded social media presence and currently building partnerships for MIT IDEAS Global Challenge, live-tweeting at conferences on social impact, global development, and sustainability and partnering with Social Innovators, Collective, Games for Change, and related associations on marketing campaignshttp://globalchallenge.mit.edu
Nov 2011 - Mar 2013
Green Ambassador
Through workshops, publicity campaigns, and word-of-mouth, encourage practices in dorms, labs, and offices that promote energy efficiency and environmental sustainabilityHosted two weatherization workshops on campus in winter and spring 2010, as a member of the Undergraduate Association Committee on.
Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
Research Associate
Compiled reports and spreadsheets; gathered data and conducted regression analysis, energy system modelling, and stochastic simulations using Excel and statistical software such as gretlProjects: economics of nuclear power, capacity factor risk at nuclear power plants, model documentation for the economics of the nuclear fuel cyclePresentations and.
Jul 2008 - Jan 2012
Volunteer Financial Analyst For Mit-Bates Wind Study
Resource assessment and feasibility study for on-site wind power at MIT-Bates particle accelerator facilityhttp://web.mit.edu/wepa/wepa.html
Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
Secretary (De Facto) Of Undergraduate Association Committee On Sustainability
Took minutes during meetings and maintained website; staffed publicity and outreach events on campus including annual Earth Day fairhttp://ua.mit.edu/issues/sustainability
Oct 2009 - Sep 2011
Undergraduate Teaching Fellow
Facilitated and advised students in MIT Terrascope programme for systems- and problem-based analysis of global environmental challenges, providing assistance with concepts and proofreading written work whenever neededField visits: Masdar City and Masdar Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (March 2010) - surveyed carbon emissions.
May 2009 - Sep 2011
Associate Adviser, Undergraduate Advising And Academic Programming
Dorm representative on steering committee for first-year advisingMentor for first-years in the Terrascope programme on solving complex global problemsPlanned social events for advisees; attended leadership training and development workshops; collaborated with administrators of undergraduate academics and student life on assessment of advising.
May 2009 - Sep 2011
Undergraduate Economics Tutor
Assisted students taking 14.05 Intermediate Applied Macroeconomics with subject concepts, papers, problem sets, and exam preparation, providing individual appointments and correspondence on an as-demanded basis
Mar 2011 - May 2011
Event Organizer - Mit Food And Agriculture Collaborative
Planned events; oversaw operations and logisticshttp://food-ag.mit.edu
Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
Secretary Of German House
Recorded minutes at each monthly house meeting; voted at discretion as a tiebreaker
Sep 2008 - Apr 2011
Logistics And Operations Assistant
Arranged catering; staffed MIT Museum floors and monitoring flow of attendees during event.http://web.mit.edu/transportclub/showcase
Dec 2010 - Feb 2011
Vice Chair
MITMUNC 2011Moderated debate in the World Trade Organization committee; providing technical assistance to delegates; leading a seminar series on trade and development for delegatesMITMUNC 2010Assisted head chairs in United Nations Environmental Programme committee; providing technical assistance to delegateshttp://www.mitmunc.org
Jun 2009 - Feb 2011
Secretary Of New House
Recorded minutes of each bi-weekly dorm meeting; maintained mailing list of New House Exec officers and house presidents
Apr 2010 - Jan 2011
Research Assistant
Compiled qualitative research summaries, gathered data for economic and energy system analysis using spreadsheetsProject: Characterization of fission-fusion burner reactorshttp://mit.edu/nse
May 2009 - Sep 2009
Operations Staffer
Staffed presentation room; managed set-up and tear-down of equipmenthttp://web.mit.edu/windenergy
Apr 2009 - Apr 2009
Acting Director - Partnerships And Communications
Fair World Cooperative
Sep 2023 - Oct 2023
Non-Executive Chairman - Board Of Directors
Project 1948
Representative to the United Nations in New York, Geneva, and Vienna on human rights and inclusive development
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Director - Partnerships
Apr 2018 - Oct 2018
Director Of Corporate Development
Partnerships, community building, and investor relations
Apr 2017 - Sep 2018
Ambassador
If you are seeking office space in New York, feel free to ask me for a referral.
Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
Managing Director
Smart Cities Industries
Wholly-owned business unit of Heyka Capital Markets Group as of 28 June 2017Stealth mode -- please connect with me directly if interested in learning more.
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
Senior Adviser
Collaborative Wealth Exchange
Blockchain-based marketplace for manufacturers to source raw material from peer waste streams and monetize their own waste streams
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
Special Adviser To The Chairman
Athena Technologies
Head of partnerships and corporate development
Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
Vice President - Marketing And Sales
Sales development and partnerships with transit agencies, vehicle insurance providers, and fleet operators integrating the RideMetric SDK and API into both new-build and pre-existing vehicle tracking firmware.
Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
Dynamic Communications Liaison
Emrals
Head of communications in charge of partnerships and investor relations
May 2014 - Jun 2017
Founding Board Member, Connector At Large
Designating New Year's Eve as Global Resolve Day (pending United Nations recognition) as a means to reclaim the purpose behind the turning of each new year.As we transition from the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs] to the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs}, ask yourself: how are you making every next day better somewhere in the world? Join us and take.
Jan 2015 - Mar 2017
Executive Producer - New York
Coordinating media relations and partnerships in New York for events and hackathons for transformational entrepreneurship.
Oct 2013 - Mar 2017
Director Of Partnerships
Cyware is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive cyber situational awareness platform, designed to help you stay informed about the latest happenings in the cyber world with expertly curated news stories and updates.Actively seeking partners ahead of ramp-up of enterprise SaaS offering as well as content partners for standalone app
Apr 2016 - Dec 2016
Director Of Technology
Young Men 4 Gender Equality
Assembling a team of technologists, designers, and marketers to build a movement transforming gender equality from a 'women's issue' to a human rights issue, with the objective of reaching a billion people (a third of all internet users worldwide) by 31 December 2015, the deadline for the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Feb 2014 - Mar 2016
Partner
Amma Marketing
Lead generation covering startups and small businesses in New York seeking integrated digital marketing services.
May 2013 - Dec 2015
Aug 2013 - Apr 2015
Chief Information Officer, Vice President - New York Division
The Coding Tree
New York City-based business development and marketing lead.
Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
Chief Information Officer, Vice President - New York Division
Web Spider Technologies
New York City-based business development and marketing lead in partnership with AMMA Marketing on SEO and digital strategy.
Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
Director Of Media Development
Clarendon Entertainment
clarendonent.com
Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
Jun 2013 - Sep 2013
Director Of Finance
Assisting managing director with strategic investment partnerships and crowdfunding
Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
Director Of Social Strategy
Sole live and direct online broadcaster from the United Nations.Anchored programmes on China, persons with disabilities, and climate resilience.http://icastnews.com
Feb 2013 - May 2013
Digital Marketing Strategist
Marketing via search engine optimization and social media channels Twitter, Facebook, Quora, and Pinterest.
Sep 2012 - Oct 2012
Community Manager
Develop social media strategy for driving traffic to site and retaining subscriber base
Aug 2012 - Oct 2012
Aug 2011 - Oct 2012
Social Product Strategist
Developed a card distribution algorithm for a Facebook game by Starwood Hotels and Resorts targeted towards their small business customers.
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
Volunteer
Provided logistics and operations support - staffing and registrationCommon Boston is a volunteer program of the Boston Society of Architects with the mission of bringing together designers and the public for dialogue that inspires a more sustainable, equitable, and creative urban environment.http://commonboston.org
Jun 2010 - May 2012
Social Product Strategist
Built pricing and user rating models for broadcast air time and virtual goods market.
Feb 2012 - Mar 2012
Content Adviser
Reviewed and edited fact sheets for conference panel sessions; managed conference operationshttp://www.mitenergyconference.org
Oct 2010 - Sep 2011
Content Organizer
Mit Sustainability Summit
Chaired panel "Sustainability in the built environment: integrating transport planning with land use and building design" featuring Joseph Coughlin of MIT AgeLab, Yonah Freemark of MIT DUSP, Susanne Rasmussen of the City of Cambridge, and Vivian Lee of The Boston Harbor AssociationFull summary of proceedings available at.
Oct 2010 - Sep 2011
Managing Editor
Oversaw workflow; managed journalists and editorial staffhttp://www.theinternational.org
Aug 2011 - Aug 2011
Logistics Coordinator
Oversaw event operations and fulfilled AV requirements for Elevator Pitch Competitionhttp://www.mit100k.org
Sep 2010 - Oct 2010
Zero-Waste Cordinator For Boston Local Food Festival
Maintained zero-waste standard; assisted with operations and logistics, cleaning up venue and tearing down equipment after eventhttp://bostonlocalfoodfestival.com
Jul 2010 - Oct 2010
Logistics And Operations Assistant
Mit Energy Night
Compiled print material for distribution to attendees; handled set-up and tear-down of equipmenthttp://energynight.mit.edu
Sep 2009 - Oct 2009
Junior Energy Board Member
Presented policy recommendations from Keystone Summit on Energy Efficiency (August 2007) at Library of Congress to Keystone Energy Board, October 2007Reviewed report compiled by participants of the 2008 Keystone Youth Policy Summit on sustainable fuels, July-August 2008Conducted economic and financial analysis of solar power for student team presenting.
Oct 2007 - Feb 2009
Research Associate (Principal Investigator)
Analysed economic and environmental impact of deploying fast reactors to enable significant abatement of greenhouse gas emissions by the mid-21st century; published letter-to-the-editor in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (May/June 2008) on future of nuclear energy research and development in the USPresented at: MIT Energy Night 2008, Massachusetts.
Sep 2007 - Apr 2008
Research Associate (Principal Investigator)
Analysed and made recommendations on biofuels policy in the United States in the context of Brazil's experience with its bioethanol development and deployment programmePresented at: Student Research Symposium of the National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, University of Arkansas, June 2007; 19th Annual.
Aug 2006 - May 2007
World Relief Tutor For Refugees
Tutored refugee children and adolescents in primary and secondary school subjects each Wednesday; volunteered at Children's Museum of Naperville, Illinois for World Relief field trip in February 2006
Oct 2005 - May 2006
Faculty Assistant
Compiled library reference lists for future courses; assisted programme and administrative duties of faculty
Sep 2005 - May 2006
5 education records
Yangbo Du education
Startingbloc Ny'12 Social Innovation Fellow, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
School Of Visual Arts
Bsc(Econ), Political Economy, Development And Planning Studies, System Dynamics
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Diploma, Liberal Arts And Sciences
Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy
Public Policy Workshop, Energy And Environmental Policy
Keystone Center For Science And Public Policy
Post-Baccalaureate, Economics, Management, Sustainability
Harvard University
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Yangbo Du is listed as Entrepreneur, Social Business Architect, Connector, Convener, Facilitator - Innovation, Global Development, Sustainability at INNOVO.
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Yangbo Du is based in New York, New York, United States while working with INNOVO.
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Yangbo Du has worked for Innovo, Aiou, Effective Transit Alliance, Sustainable Development Investment Finance Partnership For New York (Sustdev Nyc), and Cleantech Open.
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Yangbo Du holds Startingbloc Ny'12 Social Innovation Fellow, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from School Of Visual Arts.
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