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Jane Lindner |
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Green Home CEO
Jane is the Managing Partner of Jane Capital Partners LLC, a cleantech merchant bank that she has led since co-founding it in 2001. Under her leadership, Jane Capital has won mandates to advise the renewable arms of a number of multi-nationals such as ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and New Zealand's state owned power generator, Meridian Energy, and launched or co-founded a number of start-ups, including Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN), Carbonflow, Inc. and Trinitech Pty.
Prior to co-founding Jane Capital, Jane served as Chief Operating Officer of Globalgate, Inc., parent to Yellowpages.com. Previously Jane served as Executive Director of WI Harper Group, a venture capital and investment banking firm bridging Silicon Valley and China where Jane's group was responsible for executing 16 cross-border transactions in 3 years.
Earlier in her career, Jane owned and operated Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics in Australasia, a successful educational service company. Jane has a B.S. from Syracuse University, a M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and was a PhD candidate at UC-Berkeley before joining Evelyn Wood. Having previously served on the boards of numerous technology companies and non profits, Jane currently sits on the boards of Greenhome LLC, Zenergy Power, Inc., Smart Wire Grid, Inc. and Cleantech.org.
Why I love Green Home: "I'm able to leverage my experience in education, ecommerce and technology commercialization. Most importantly, however, Green Home allows me the opportunity to be part of a community that shares my passion for preserving the environment and enjoying our great outdoors. Greenhome is the perfect fit."
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Neal Dikeman |
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Green Home Chairman
Neal is a founding partner of Jane Capital Partners LLC, a cleantech merchant bank whose clients have included the technology arms of multinational energy companies. He has served as a director of several technology companies, as well as non profit San Francisco Carbon Collaborative, is chief blogger for Cleantech Blog, named one of the 50 Best Business Blogs by the London Times, and chairs industry portal Cleantech.org.
He is a cofounder and director of venture backed carbon IT startup Carbonflow, a Jane Capital spin-out in SaaS worfklow for the carbon markets where he served as founding Chairman and CEO and raised the first two rounds of finance.
Prior to that he cofounded Jane Capital spin-out SC Power Systems, Inc. and its successor Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN) in superconductor technology for the power grid, helped launch WaiterPad POS Systems, Inc. in wireless hospitality POS solutions, and led the spin-out of Fideris, Inc. in fuel cell test & measurement. He previously served as Director of Business Development for Globalgate, the parent company of Yellowpages.com, and as an associate at private equity fund manager Doyle & Boissiere. Before entering private equity, he began his career in energy investment banking at Bankers Trust, and has a B.A. from Texas A&M University.
Why I love Green Home: "I've been doing cleantech for a long time. All these clean technologies need a way to market that the green consumer and business can trust – Greenhome.com is that way."
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Jennifer Stinnett |
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Green Home Web Designer
Jennifer moved to San Francisco in 2004 from Boulder, CO where she received a B.F.A. in Fine Arts and Dance from the University of Colorado. In 2002 she spent 6 months studying and traveling in West Africa where she volunteered at The West African Research Center, which provided education and medical facilities to those in need. After graduation she worked at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, had several shows of her own work at various galleries, and created a successful portraiture business. In 2003 she joined Free the Bears, an Australian non-profit, to work with their chapter in Cambodia. Living in Phnom Penh for several months, she did graphic design for the organization including t-shirts, business collateral, and educational materials and billboards for the wildlife sanctuary. Her job there also included administrative support, being a liaison between the organization and the Cambodian government, and feeding, walking and monitoring the Sun Bear cubs.
Prior to her time in Colorado Jennifer lived all over the United States and Europe. She has performed with professional modern dance and ballet companies in Cleveland, OH and London, England where she attended a performing arts high school.
Since living in San Francisco Jennifer has worked in various capacities as an artist, as well as curating and installing shows, and handling membership sales at the Michaela Gallery and SFMOMA. During this time she also studied at Learnit School for Computer Technology in graphic and web design. She has done print and web design projects of all sorts including book covers, dvd covers, flyers, travel books, business cards, album covers, and websites with an overall focus on working for socially or environmentally conscious companies, artists, and non-profits. Some of her clients have included ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability), Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center, Cool Mayors for Climate Change, National Conversation on Climate Action, Touch.nology, Emily Martens (author), Alicia Marie (performance artist), Deep Focus Films, 3.6.75 Design, Patch (recording artist), Karmatics, and Days With Zahrah, among others.
Jennifer joined Green Home in 2007 and has been endeavoring to help the company make more accessible green products and information through the medium of web design ever since. She enjoys knowing that by working for Green Home her time and energy are going towards a positive end.
Why I love Green Home: "Working at Green Home for me is about using my artistic and technical skills for a company that sees the bigger picture and aims at making sustainable living more attainable to us all. "What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?" - Henry David Thoreau
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Lawrence Comras |
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Founder
Lawrence Axil Comras is the founder and CEO of Greenhome.com. Founded in 1999, Green Home has come to be known as one of the most trusted and popular online resources for environmentally friendly goods and services. Mr. Comras is a highly-sought conference and events speaker on greening the built environment, and also leads Heal Your Home workshops that focus on the home as the spark for personal and social change.
Greenhome.com, recently featured on NBC's The Today Show, is #1 on Google when you search for "green products" or "environmental products" and is the only green e-commerce site ever nominated for a Webby Award. Green Home has also been recognized by both Environmental Defense and Earth Charter USA for its rigorous Product Approval Policy, and is the selected greening partner for several events, including the prestigious Always On conferences. Lawrence Comras was one of the first environmentalists to practice "greening," and his pioneering use of the term has led to Green Home being referenced in Wikipedia as the example of greening.
Mr. Comras has addressed U.S. and international audiences at several prominent institutions and conferences, including Go Green Expo, the University of California's Education for Sustainable Living Program, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Fox News, Solfest, and several others. He has also lectured on technology and the environmental movement at M.I.T. and LOHAS, and has written articles on the intersection of technology and ecology for the Los Angeles Times.
From 1996-1997, Mr. Comras served as sustainability consultant and special advisor to three Paul Allen companies: Interval Research Corporation, Storyopolis, and Vulcan Ventures. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Comras served as Product Manager for Broderbund Software, and was responsible for creating some of the most successful consumer software of the 1990s, including the Kid Pix and Print Shop family of products. From 1990 to 1991, Mr. Comras served as Director of "Eyes on Earth," a scientific visualization company that developed and marketed the GeoSphere, the first cloud-free photograph of the complete Earth - an image featured on the cover of Al Gore's book Earth in the Balance.
From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Comras designed and held workshops on a proposed interactive environmental theme park called G.A.I.A., Globally Aware Information Architecture for the Gateway Pacific Foundation, whose members included Apple Computer, LucasFilm, and National Geographic. From 1987 to 1988, Mr. Comras led a development team at Interactive Production Associates to create the first multimedia CD-ROM for the consumer market. The award-winning program, Tell Me Why, featured an interactive environmental museum for children.
Prior to entering the technology sector, Mr. Comras worked in the entertainment industry, first as assistant to the head of the Television Department at the William Morris Agency, and then on various motion pictures as a Sound Engineer in Hollywood.
He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Wesleyan University.
Why I love Green Home: "Consumerism is one of the primary forces harming the world but it's also a force that can help save it. When we recognize this enigma and respond by buying well-designed, environmentally superior products, we can all make a difference in our own lives and beyond."
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Green Home Director of Operations