Bruce Usher — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Practice at Columbia Climate School and Columbia Business School, and Faculty Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change.
Author of "Investing in the Era of Climate Change" (2022) and "Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century" (2019).
Co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect LLC, which was acquired in 2001.
Former CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc, which developed greenhouse gas emission reduction projects and was acquired by JP Morgan in 2009.
Investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change, and Chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.
Earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Biography

Bruce Usher is a Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School and Columbia Climate School. He serves as the Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T.

Gallogly '86 Faculty Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change at Columbia Business School. Usher teaches courses that explore the intersection of finance, social, and environmental issues, with a particular emphasis on climate change and business. He has received multiple teaching awards for his work.