By: Rupert De Santos

Rupert De Santos — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:46:19 +0000

The WRONG kind of green can be further explained analyzing who are controlling and proving “governance” to one of the organizations that get more funding: The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Check the following information: Mark Tercek became the president and CEO of Nature Conservancy in July 2008. Previously, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs. Tercek led the firm’s corporate finance business in Tokyo. During this period, he led several transactions in the region including the privatizations of China Steel, China Southern Airways, and Singapore Telecom. Tercek during 1979-1982 worked for Bank of America; he focused on business in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea during that period.The major irony is that Mr. Tercek is teaching a new course in Stern’s MBA program entitled “Leading Sustainable Enterprises.” Thus, is clear that TNC main leader is profiting through its NGO approach.
Steven A. Denning, Connecticut.
Other members profile:
Steven A. Denning is the Chairman of General Atlantic. He joined the firm in 1980 and has built the organization into one of the leading global equity investment firms focused exclusively on investing in growth companies. He is a director of TASC, Inc. (Private), Gavilon Holdings, LLC (Private), IHS, Inc. (NYSE: IHS), Genpact (NYSE: G) and The Thomson Reuters Corporation (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI).
Roberto Hernández Ramírez, Mexico. Chairman: Banco Nacional de Mexico. Chairman of the Board of Trustees: Nacional Museum of Arts. Honorary Chairman: Museum of the Arts of Veracruz. Board Member: Citigroup Inc., Grupo Financiero Banamex, Grupo Televisa, Ingenieros Asociados (ICA), Grupo Modelo, Müenchener de México, Grupo Maseca, Universidad de las Americas. Member: Mexican Businessmen Council, Council International Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Former Chairman: Mexican Stock Exchange, Mexican Banking Association, Universidad Iberoamericana. Former Member: Government Board of the Central Bank and Bancomext the Mexican Eximbank, Mexican Investment Board, Entrepreneurial Coordination Council (C.C.E.).
Frank E. Loy, Washington, D.C. Former under secretary of state for global affairs from 1998 to 2001. From 1981-1995, Loy was president of the German Marshall Fund. In addition, he was a founding director of The Institute of International Economics and of the Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe. He served in the Department of State from 1979-1981 as the director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs and from 1965-1970 as the deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs. Loy also spent numerous years in the business community. He was senior vice-president for international affairs of Pan American Airlines, practiced corporate law with the Los Angeles firm of O’Melveny & Myers, and has served on numerous corporate boards of directors.
Thomas J. Meredith, Texas. Co-founder and general partner of Meritage Capital, L.P., an investment management firm specializing in multi-manager hedge funds. He is also chief executive officer of MFI Capital, a private investment firm. He served as Acting Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Motorola from April 1, 2007 until March 1, 2008. He is also a member of Motorola’s Board of Directors. Previously, he served in a variety of capacities for Dell Inc., including chief financial officer, managing director of Dell Ventures and senior vice president of business development and strategy. In addition to his position as a director of The Nature Conservancy, Mr. Meredith serves as director of the EastWest Institute. Mr. Meredith received a B.S. degree in Political Science from St. Francis University, a J.D. degree from Duquesne University and an LL.M. degree in Taxation from Georgetown University.
Thomas S. Middleton, New York. Senior Managing Director of the Blackstone Group specializing in mergers and acquisitions in the communications industry. Prior to joining Blackstone he was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and Head of the Telecom Group at Merrill Lynch. Tom also worked in mergers and acquisitions at Salomon Brothers and Kidder, Peabody.
Roger Milliken, Jr., Maine. President: Baskahegan Company. Trustee: Maine Chapter, The Nature Conservancy. Board Member: Land for Maine’s Future Board. Advisory Board: OSI Northern Forests Protection Fund. Chair: Advisory Committee to the Forest Conservation Program of the Manomet Center for Conservation Science. Co-Founder and Former Chair: Maine Forest Biodiversity Project. Former Chair: Maine Forest Products Council.
James C. Morgan, California. Chairman Emeritus of Applied Materials. He previously served as chairman of the board from 1987 to 2009 and as chief executive officer from 1977 to 2003. Prior to joining Applied Materials as president in 1976, he was a senior partner with WestVen Management, a private venture capital partnership affiliated with the Bank of America Corporation. Prior to WestVen, he was with Textron, a leading diversified manufacturing company. Co-Chair, Asia-Pacific Council and Trustee, California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Vice Chairman, The President’s Export Council. Co-authored the book, “Cracking the Japanese Market: Strategies for Success in the New Global Economy”. Holds a BSME and MBA from Cornell University.
Stephen Polasky, Minnesota.
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL: Check the following link:http://www.conservation.org/discover/team/bod/Pages/default.aspx

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