What are the roles of sustainability, philanthropy, business and community partnerships in creating a new paradigm of prosperity? What organizational resources do you draw from to address doing good in the face of challenging economic times? What are the new metrics of conscious business, whether you're public, private or nonprofit? A panel of cutting-edge practitioners debates innovative best practices, strategies and approaches for understanding and pursuing the triple bottom line.
Bio
Rajan Dev
Prior to joining Hot Studio as Chief Operating Officer, Dev was the General Manager of the San Francisco office of Modern Media/Digitas for nearly six years. In that role, Rajan served clients such as Hewlett Packard, Intel, Sprint PCS, Michelin North America, Amgen and Charles Schwab delivering interactive marketing strategy and integrated marketing solutions (web, email and print).
Dev holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia University, where he focused on Finance and Marketing course work.
Kevin O'Malley
With an international background in cross-cultural communications and linguistics, Kevin O'Malley applies unique training and coaching skills, as well as partnership building, to the world of corporate speaking and events.
His approach successfully brings disciplines such as deconstruction and semiotics into executive development and face-to-face interactions with targeted audiences.
Building on a background in video, multi-media and event production for clients including Atari, The Gap, Clorox, Hay Consulting, Kingsford Charcoal, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Goodwill Industries, and Foote Cone Belding. O'Malley works both ends of a speaking event, from creative content and presentation to working directly with conference producers and meeting planners to create optimum on-site experiences.
Educated at Cornell University, Magna Cum Laude with graduate studies at l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.
Steve Pinetti
Steve Pinetti is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. He has been with Kimpton since 1982.
Don Skeoch
Don Skeoch is the Chief Revenue Officer for the California Academy of Sciences. He was previously Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Kat Taylor
Kat Taylor is active in a variety of public benefit and philanthropic ventures in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1986, she has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, a nonprofit entity which helps new immigrant families in San Francisco access needed services, stabilize in the country, develop self-sufficiency and participate in the community. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Insight Prison Project, a nonprofit organization working in collaboration with San Quentin State Prison. The project provides unique rehabilitation programs that help self-selected, motivated prisoners break the cycle of incarceration.
Ms. Taylor served as a member of the Board of Directors of KQED, Inc., a Bay Area-based public radio and television operation. During her tenure with KQED, 1997–2003, she chaired the Development Committee.