Addressing Workforce Issues in the Green Economy

Moderator/Producer: Joan Michelson, Green Connections MediaSXSW Eco 2015

“(Federal) agencies….are very concerned about where the next generation of conservation

workers is going to come from.” Kevin Doyle, Environmental Careers Org

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Status of Eco Jobs

Utilities:~50%

turnover in 5-10 yrs

BLS:3,401,279

$10 trillion Climate

economyFed Gov: ~200,00030-50%

turnover

Linkedin: 32,319 green, 163,217 energy

Monster: ~460,000

Indeed:139,819

green205,539 energy

Women in Energy 13.2%

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“If women and…other under-represented groups joined the STEM workforce…the STEM worker shortage would

disappear.”U.S. News & World Report

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Women in STEM by Industry

15%

15%

15%

13%

12%Engineering

Clean Tech

Tech industry

Oil & gas

Computer Science

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The Benefits of Diversity

• “the IMF’s ability to correctly identify the mounting risks was hindered by a high degree

of groupthink,” Bretton Woods Project

• “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities,” Stephen Covey

• “Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the

product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise.” James Surowiecki

• “Diversity is a key driver of innovation and a key component of being successful on a

global scale.” Forbes Diversity Report 2013

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Women and Minority Corporate Representation

Fortune 500

S&P 100

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

% 0 top W/M % Minorities top % Women top % Diversity Officer

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“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”

Albert Einstein

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Panelists

• Moderator: Joan Michelson, CEO & Host Green Connections Media• Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors, lead in Tesla,Solar City • Cheryl Martin, Ph.D., Deputy Director of ARPA-E, Dept. of Energy• Joshua Greene, Co-Founder and Chair of Advisory Board of Clean

Tech Open Southeast and Partner/Head of Energy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs• Andrea Sreshta, Co-Founder, Luminaid and Shark Tank winner

@joanmichelson @nancyepfund @joshuacgreene @luminaid

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