Janice Tran

Janice Tran

Houston, Texas, United States
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Experience

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    Kanin Energy

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Greater San Diego Area

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    New York City

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    New York City

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    Calgary, Canada Area

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    Calgary, Canada Area

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Education

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    Columbia University in the City of New York

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    Capstone Project (equivalent of Masters thesis): Conducted research for the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) on global pension fund trends and best practices in sustainable investing

    Participant in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program at Columbia (IE@Columbia): team selected to incubate business idea at Columbia Business School. Created EV+, a company focused on electric vehicle financing for public entities by enabling tax credit monetization through…

    Capstone Project (equivalent of Masters thesis): Conducted research for the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) on global pension fund trends and best practices in sustainable investing

    Participant in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program at Columbia (IE@Columbia): team selected to incubate business idea at Columbia Business School. Created EV+, a company focused on electric vehicle financing for public entities by enabling tax credit monetization through partnership structures

    Student profile featured on Earth Institute blog. (http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2015/01/08/ms-student-sets-sights-on-renewable-energy-finance/).

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    Masters program for studies toward the Chartered Accountant designation in Canada

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    Activities and Societies: International Student Energy Summit, ICBC, AIESEC, ISEEESA, SIFE

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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    Co-Founder & Board Director

    Student Energy

    - Present 16 years

    Student Energy is a global nonprofit empowering students from over 120 countries to accelerate the transitions to a sustainable, equitable energy future.

    An original co-founder and current member of the Board of Directors involved in governance, strategy, and fund development.

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    Member Board of Directors

    M-RETS

    - Present 1 year 6 months

    M-RETS is a nonprofit, mission-driven organization that operates an environmental attribute tracking platform to facilitate the drive toward economy-wide decarbonization. The M-RETS team aims to continuously update and improve our platform and contribute to global thought leadership to grow environmental attribute markets.

Publications

  • Impact Investing and Institutional Investors: How can pension funds enable a transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy?

    Columbia University Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program

    This report, commissioned by the OECD and Mercer, studies the variety of ways pension funds can build internal alignment and capabilities, engage effectively with stakeholders, and shift assets into "green" investments to effectively tackle a traditionally amorphous subject in the financial community. With recent climate change negotiations gaining positive momentum, pension funds need to act now to build their internal capabilities so they are in a position to capitalize on upcoming…

    This report, commissioned by the OECD and Mercer, studies the variety of ways pension funds can build internal alignment and capabilities, engage effectively with stakeholders, and shift assets into "green" investments to effectively tackle a traditionally amorphous subject in the financial community. With recent climate change negotiations gaining positive momentum, pension funds need to act now to build their internal capabilities so they are in a position to capitalize on upcoming opportunities.

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  • GAAP for GHG Emissions Accounting: How Consistent are GHG Emissions Reported Among Different Channels?

    Canadian Academic Accounting Association

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Chinese

    Limited working proficiency

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