Social entrepreneur, social business architect, and connector-at-large chiselling away proverbial walls and silos to enable and impel people driving meaningful impact
Founder of MediaWire, providing advisory, facilitation, training, and coaching services in digital media and social strategy and building lean startups. Social business strategy + Lean venture development.
StartingBloc NY'12 Social Innovation Fellow
Current business ventures:
The Coding Tree - cultivating disruptive technological innovation through agile and living software development - thecodingtree.com
Pixelle - online marketplace for emerging art around the world - pixelle.co
CXM (to be branded) - permissions-based customer experience management platform for retailers to engage one-on-one with customers
Synthescape - high-resolution digital imaging technology for museums and private galleries - synthescape.com
couplewise - web and mobile-based application to help improve one's close relationships - couplewise.com
iFunding - crowdfunding platform for direct equity investment in real estate - ifunding.co
Projects and campaigns:
Plan Buffalo-Niagara - campaign to provide tools for community-based regeneration in the Buffalo-Niagara region
Green Economy Think Tank [GETT] NYC - think/do-tank bringing together the business community in New York City for a more bearable, viable, and equitable (hence sustainable) local economy
Sandy Storyline - web platform for survivors of Hurricane Sandy volunteers for relief and recovery to share stories to produce a collective narrative.
Open to consulting requests in the following areas:
Social business - social media, digital strategy (branding/marketing/product), community management/online engagement
Social enterprise - corporate social responsibility, sustainability, social impact ventures
New business development - start-ups, small businesses, marketing/sales
Founding board member, Connector at large @ Designating New Year's Eve as Global Resolve Day (pending United Nations recognition) as a means to reclaim the purpose behind the turning of each new year.
As we transition from the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs] to the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs}, ask yourself: how are you making every next day better somewhere in the world? Join us and take some action/2015 towards #2030Now. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Greater New York City AreaDynamic communications liaison @ Head of communications in charge of partnerships and investor relations From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Greater New York City AreaFounding partner, Connector at large @ By-invitation-only matching business network for high-impact entrepreneurs, investors, and executives From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Greater New York City AreaDirector of technology @ Assembling a team of technologists, designers, and marketers to build a movement transforming gender equality from a 'women's issue' to a human rights issue, with the objective of reaching a billion people (a third of all internet users worldwide) by 31 December 2015, the deadline for the UN Millennium Development Goals. From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) Greater New York City AreaMentor - Big Apps @ Launch and opening ceremony: bit.ly/BigApps2015
Bronx tech feature: bit.ly/YesWeCodeBX
Semi-finals and Demo Day: bit.ly/BigAppsDemoDay
Awards and closing ceremony: bit.ly/BigApps2015Awards From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Greater New York City AreaConnector - New York @ Bridging online global connectivity and offline local action for social change.
plussocialgood.org/yangbodu From May 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) Greater New York City AreaSteering committee member @ Social publishing -- proceedings from #NYEW 2015: bit.ly/NYEW15 From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Advisory partner @ Business strategy and partnerships From August 2013 to Present (2 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaExecutive producer - New York @ Coordinating media relations and partnerships in New York for events and hackathons for transformational entrepreneurship. From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Greater New York City AreaDirector of media development @ clarendonent.com From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Greater New York City AreaChief information officer, Vice president - New York Division @ New York City-based business development and marketing lead in partnership with AMMA Marketing on SEO and digital strategy. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaChief information officer, Vice president - New York Division @ New York City-based business development and marketing lead. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaPartner @ Lead generation covering startups and small businesses in New York seeking integrated digital marketing services. From May 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) Greater New York City AreaMarketing strategist @ Audience development for emerging art around the world. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaSocial Innovation Fellow @ Launched Plan-Buffalo Niagara to provide tools for Buffalo-Niagara residents to regenerate their region's urban core and serve as a knowledge-sharing network for best practices in sustainable community development. From August 2012 to Present (3 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaCo-founder, Community director @ Launched MediaWire.co at AngelHack New York 2012 as a live video feed from breaking news environments
Pivoted in September 2012 to a software-as-a-service platform for content curation, discovery, and marketing
Currently operating as a social business consultancy with a digital services platform under development From June 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaDigital marketing strategist @ Marketing via search engine optimization and social media channels Twitter, Facebook, Quora, and Pinterest. From September 2012 to Present (3 years 4 months) Greater New York City AreaCommunity manager @ Develop social media strategy for driving traffic to site and retaining subscriber base From August 2012 to Present (3 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaDirector of finance @ Assisting managing director with strategic investment partnerships and crowdfunding From June 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaAdviser (Founder), IMSA Energy Center @ Mission: A collaborative pioneering endeavor to spark innovative student inquiry focused on sustainable energy sources, usage and policy.
Vision: To promote the conservation of global resources and the implementation of energy alternatives based on innovative and collaborative research within the IMSA community and beyond.
Goal: Research, construct and produce alternative energy sources and demonstrations.
https://www3.imsa.edu/learning/energycenter From April 2008 to Present (7 years 9 months) Greater Chicago AreaAffiliate @ Attended 2011 Joint Summer Meeting
Committees: Transportation and Land Development, Transportation and Economic Development, Congestion Pricing
http://www.trb.org From July 2011 to Present (4 years 6 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaAlumni mentor @ Advised students participants in Mission 2015 (biodiversity crisis and its ramifications) and Mission 2016 (future of strategic elements) From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) Greater Boston AreaAdviser (vice president 2010-2011) @ Planned events related to chocolate (gastronomy, science, society, politics); oversaw logistics and inventory; staffed demonstrations, orientation activities, booths at activities fairs, and hot chocolate handout during week of finals each term; taught chocolate truffles-making classes during campus-wide Independent Activities Period in January 2011; provided logistics and operations support to fellow events organizers on standby
Co-hosted discussions and tastings with MIT Legatum Center, MIT Sloan Net Impact, MIT Sloan Entrepreneurs for International Development, and MIT Food and Agriculture Collaborative:
Judy Logback, Kallari cooperative (Ecuador), Dec. 2010
Jacqui Holmes and Zak Zaidman, Kopali Organics, Nov. 2011
http://chocolate.mit.edu From May 2010 to Present (5 years 8 months) Greater Boston AreaEducational Counselor @ Interviewing prospective applicants for undergraduate study at MIT From September 2011 to Present (4 years 4 months) Greater Boston AreaContributor @ Columnist on sustainability issues around the world From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) Greater Boston AreaJunior Energy Board member @ Presented policy recommendations from Keystone Summit on Energy Efficiency (August 2007) at Library of Congress to Keystone Energy Board, October 2007
Reviewed report compiled by participants of the 2008 Keystone Youth Policy Summit on sustainable fuels, July-August 2008
Conducted economic and financial analysis of solar power for student team presenting proposal for solar power deployment policy to Duke Energy at winter 2009 Keystone Energy Board meeting, Keystone, Colorado, November 2008-February 2009
Junior Energy Board programme currently on-hold From October 2007 to Present (8 years 3 months) Director of social strategy @ Sole live and direct online broadcaster from the United Nations.
Anchored programmes on China, persons with disabilities, and climate resilience.
http://icastnews.com From February 2013 to May 2013 (4 months) Greater New York City AreaCommunity management adviser @ Community Manager 2011-2012
Expanded social media presence and currently building partnerships for MIT IDEAS Global Challenge, live-tweeting at conferences on social impact, global development, and sustainability and partnering with Social Innovators, Collective, Games for Change, and related associations on marketing campaigns
http://globalchallenge.mit.edu From November 2011 to March 2013 (1 year 5 months) Greater Boston AreaSocial product strategist @ Developed a card distribution algorithm for a Facebook game by Starwood Hotels and Resorts targeted towards their small business customers. From July 2012 to August 2012 (2 months) Greater New York City AreaVolunteer @ Provided logistics and operations support - staffing and registration
Common Boston is a volunteer program of the Boston Society of Architects with the mission of bringing together designers and the public for dialogue that inspires a more sustainable, equitable, and creative urban environment.
http://commonboston.org From June 2010 to May 2012 (2 years) Greater Boston AreaSocial product strategist @ Built pricing and user rating models for broadcast air time and virtual goods market. From February 2012 to March 2012 (2 months) Greater New York City AreaGreen Ambassador @ Through workshops, publicity campaigns, and word-of-mouth, encourage practices in dorms, labs, and offices that promote energy efficiency and environmental sustainability
Hosted two weatherization workshops on campus in winter and spring 2010, as a member of the Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability
http://sustainability.mit.edu/gm/content/green-ambassadors-program From January 2009 to January 2012 (3 years 1 month) Greater Boston AreaResearch associate @ Compiled reports and spreadsheets; gathered data and conducted regression analysis, energy system modelling, and stochastic simulations using Excel and statistical software such as gretl
Projects: economics of nuclear power, capacity factor risk at nuclear power plants, model documentation for the economics of the nuclear fuel cycle
Presentations and conferences:
Pew Charitable Trusts Clean Energy Program reception, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2011
Second Annual gretl Conference, Nicholas Copernicus University and Toruń School of Banking, Toruń, Poland, June 2011 (paper accepted for inclusion in proceedings)
MIT +150 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 2011
MIT Energy Night 2010, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 2010
MIT Energy Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 2010
MIT Undergraduate Research Showcase, October 2009
MIT Energy Night 2009, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 2009
MIT Undergraduate Research Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 2009
Boston Undergraduate Research Symposium, Harvard University, April 2009
http://web.mit.edu/ceepr/www From July 2008 to January 2012 (3 years 7 months) Greater Boston AreaVolunteer financial analyst for MIT-Bates Wind Study @ Resource assessment and feasibility study for on-site wind power at MIT-Bates particle accelerator facility
http://web.mit.edu/wepa/wepa.html From November 2010 to December 2011 (1 year 2 months) Greater Boston AreaContent adviser @ Reviewed and edited fact sheets for conference panel sessions; managed conference operations
http://www.mitenergyconference.org From October 2010 to September 2011 (1 year) Greater Boston AreaContent organizer @ Chaired panel "Sustainability in the built environment: integrating transport planning with land use and building design" featuring Joseph Coughlin of MIT AgeLab, Yonah Freemark of MIT DUSP, Susanne Rasmussen of the City of Cambridge, and Vivian Lee of The Boston Harbor Association
Full summary of proceedings available at http://transportation-environment.blogspot.com/2011/04/transport-policy-and-land-use-planning.html
http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu From October 2010 to September 2011 (1 year) Greater Boston AreaSecretary (de facto) of Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability @ Took minutes during meetings and maintained website; staffed publicity and outreach events on campus including annual Earth Day fair
http://ua.mit.edu/issues/sustainability From October 2009 to September 2011 (2 years) Greater Boston AreaUndergraduate teaching fellow @ Facilitated and advised students in MIT Terrascope programme for systems- and problem-based analysis of global environmental challenges, providing assistance with concepts and proofreading written work whenever needed
Field visits: Masdar City and Masdar Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (March 2010) - surveyed carbon emissions mitigation projects; Earthwatch field operations, Sirsi, Karnataka, India (March 2011) - assisted household, land use, and agroforestry surveys in village of Hallusarige and testing local water quality
http://web.mit.edu/terrascope From May 2009 to September 2011 (2 years 5 months) Greater Boston AreaAssociate adviser, Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming @ Dorm representative on steering committee for first-year advising
Mentor for first-years in the Terrascope programme on solving complex global problems
Planned social events for advisees; attended leadership training and development workshops; collaborated with administrators of undergraduate academics and student life on assessment of advising programme
http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/associates From May 2009 to September 2011 (2 years 5 months) Greater Boston AreaManaging editor @ Oversaw workflow; managed journalists and editorial staff
http://www.theinternational.org From August 2011 to August 2011 (1 month) Greater New York City AreaUndergraduate economics tutor @ Assisted students taking 14.05 Intermediate Applied Macroeconomics with subject concepts, papers, problem sets, and exam preparation, providing individual appointments and correspondence on an as-demanded basis From March 2011 to May 2011 (3 months) Greater Boston AreaEvent organizer @ Planned events; oversaw operations and logistics
http://food-ag.mit.edu From February 2011 to April 2011 (3 months) Greater Boston AreaSecretary of German House @ Recorded minutes at each monthly house meeting; voted at discretion as a tiebreaker From September 2008 to April 2011 (2 years 8 months) Greater Boston AreaLogistics and operations assistant @ Arranged catering; staffed MIT Museum floors and monitoring flow of attendees during event.
http://web.mit.edu/transportclub/showcase From December 2010 to February 2011 (3 months) Greater Boston AreaVice chair @ MITMUNC 2011
Moderated debate in the World Trade Organization committee; providing technical assistance to delegates; leading a seminar series on trade and development for delegates
MITMUNC 2010
Assisted head chairs in United Nations Environmental Programme committee; providing technical assistance to delegates
http://www.mitmunc.org From June 2009 to February 2011 (1 year 9 months) Greater Boston AreaSecretary of New House @ Recorded minutes of each bi-weekly dorm meeting; maintained mailing list of New House Exec officers and house presidents From April 2010 to January 2011 (10 months) Greater Boston AreaLogistics coordinator @ Oversaw event operations and fulfilled AV requirements for Elevator Pitch Competition
http://www.mit100k.org From September 2010 to October 2010 (2 months) Greater Boston AreaZero-waste cordinator for Boston Local Food Festival @ Maintained zero-waste standard; assisted with operations and logistics, cleaning up venue and tearing down equipment after event
http://bostonlocalfoodfestival.com From July 2010 to October 2010 (4 months) Greater Boston AreaLogistics and operations assistant @ Compiled print material for distribution to attendees; handled set-up and tear-down of equipment
http://energynight.mit.edu From September 2009 to October 2009 (2 months) Greater Boston AreaResearch assistant @ Compiled qualitative research summaries, gathered data for economic and energy system analysis using spreadsheets
Project: Characterization of fission-fusion burner reactors
http://mit.edu/nse From May 2009 to September 2009 (5 months) Greater Boston AreaOperations staffer @ Staffed presentation room; managed set-up and tear-down of equipment
http://web.mit.edu/windenergy From April 2009 to April 2009 (1 month) Greater Boston AreaPeer tutor @ Assisted sophomores and juniors with coursework in core mathematics, science, social science, English, and foreign language (French) subjects; proofreading and peer-editing written assignments From August 2006 to May 2008 (1 year 10 months) Greater Chicago AreaResearch associate (principal investigator) @ Analysed economic and environmental impact of deploying fast reactors to enable significant abatement of greenhouse gas emissions by the mid-21st century; published letter-to-the-editor in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (May/June 2008) on future of nuclear energy research and development in the US
Presented at: MIT Energy Night 2008, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 2008; 20th Annual IMSAloquium, April 2008 From September 2007 to April 2008 (8 months) Greater Chicago AreaResearch associate (principal investigator) @ Analysed and made recommendations on biofuels policy in the United States in the context of Brazil's experience with its bioethanol development and deployment programme
Presented at: Student Research Symposium of the National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, University of Arkansas, June 2007; 19th Annual IMSAloquium, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, April 2007 From August 2006 to May 2007 (10 months) Greater Chicago AreaWorld Relief tutor for refugees @ Tutored refugee children and adolescents in primary and secondary school subjects each Wednesday; volunteered at Children's Museum of Naperville, Illinois for World Relief field trip in February 2006 From October 2005 to May 2006 (8 months) Greater Chicago AreaFaculty assistant @ Compiled library reference lists for future courses; assisted programme and administrative duties of faculty From September 2005 to May 2006 (9 months) Greater Chicago Area
StartingBloc NY'12 Social Innovation Fellow, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies @ School of Visual Arts From 2012 to 2012 BSc(Econ), Political Economy, Development and Planning Studies, System Dynamics @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology From 2008 to 2011 Diploma, Liberal Arts and Sciences @ Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy From 2005 to 2008 Public Policy Workshop, energy and environmental policy @ Keystone Center for Science and Public Policy From 2007 to 2007 Post-baccalaureate, Economics, Management, Sustainability @ Harvard University From 2011 to 2011 Yangbo Du is skilled in: Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Systems Thinking, Sustainability, Social Business, Community Management, Online Reputation Management, Social Media, Social Networking, Event Management, Program Management, Business Development, Writing, Spreadsheets
Websites:
http://globalresolutions.org,
http://plussocialgood.org/yangbodu,
http://ym4ge.org