charles mcglashan

expertise

Policy and strategy to support sustainability: economic policy, energy, water, environmental restoration, planning, and land use. Corporate strategy, including organizational development, reporting, marketing, pollution prevention, and management systems implementation. General business and non-profit management.

career positions

2001-Present Independent Consultant in Sustainability Mill Valley, CA

  • Projects in energy, economics, sustainability and general planning. Clients include US EPA Region IX, EPA Headquarters, Ventura County and Humboldt County Regional Energy Authorities, Portland Department of Water Works, Washington Department of Ecology, The Natural Step, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  • 1998-2001 Natural Strategies, LLC San Rafael, CA

Principal & Co-Founder

  • Managed all aspects of the business, including finances, staff hiring and mentoring, client work. Business was focused on developing sustainability strategies for companies, agencies and non-profits. Clients included Southern California Edison, Genencor International, Marin County, BP Solarex, Baxter Healthcare.
  • 1996-1998 Geomatrix Consultants Inc. San Francisco, CA

Vice President & Managing Director, Environmental Management Services

Founded and managed 7-person consulting group in environmental strategy, pollution prevention, resource-optimization. Clients included Gap Inc., Bank of America, Ford, Amerada Hess, Mitsubishi Electric. Additional general management of staff in 400-person engineering services unit.

1994-1996 Coopers & Lybrand San Francisco, CA - Director, Environmental Services

Managed consulting business for environmental technology and engineering companies. Start-up clients in certified forest products, alternative energy and remediation technologies.

1990-1994 Deloitte & Touche San Francisco, CA - Manager, Management Consulting

Co-Founder of Environmental Services practice. Projects in strategy and recycling economics.

1987-1989 H&K Communications Inc. Mountain View, CA - Vice President, Marketing

Managed business operations, sales and marketing functions for this telecommunications R & D company.

1985-1987 New Venture Consultants, Inc. Palo Alto, CA - Consultant

  • Prepared business plans for a wide range of technology start-ups.
  • 1983-1985 Career Net Inc. Santa Clara, CA

President & Co-Founder

  • Co-Founded, raised capital and managed this computer networking company.
  • 1983 Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Company New York, NY

Financial Analyst, M&A Group

Financial analysis for mergers and acquisitions.

civic and volunteer work

  • Board of Directors, Marin Municipal Water District; representing the citizens of Mill Valley, Corte Madera and Larkspur {2003-Present}
  • Vice Chair, Marin Economic Commission, 2003-Present {Commissioner, 2001-Present}
  • Vice President, Marin Conservation League, 2002-Present {Board of Directors, 2000-Present}
  • Executive Committee, Conservation Committee Co-Chair, Sierra Club Marin Group, 2002-Present
  • Board of Directors, Environmental Education Council of Marin, 2002-Present
  • Board of Directors, City CarShare, 2002-Present
  • Environmental Forum of Marin, 2002-Present
  • Steering Committee, Sustainable Mill Valley, 2002-Present
  • Sustainability and Economics/Equity Working Groups, Marin County General Plan, 1999-2002
  • Treasurer, Sustainable Conservation, 1997-2000 {Board of Directors, 1996-Present}
  • Editorial Board, Environmental Quality Management, Wiley Periodicals Inc., 1997-Present
  • Visiting Professor, Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley; BA.278: Corporate Environmental Strategy, Spring 2001
  • Board of Directors, Treasurer, North Bay Sustainability Center, 1998-2002
  • Metrics Working Group, Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development, 1997-2000
  • Executive Director, the Environmental Partnership {part of Joint Venture Silicon Valley}, 1995-1996; Board of Directors, Environmental Partnership {part of Joint Venture Silicon Valley}, 1996-2000; published Silicon Valley Environmental Index, 1999
  • President, Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation, 1996-1998 {Board of Directors, 1995-1999}
  • Chair, Bay Area Environmental Awards, 1996; Judge, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • Board of Directors, Bay Area Technology Alliance, 1994-1998
  • Project Advisor, Merit Partnership for Pollution Prevention, EPA Region IX, 1996-2000
  • Advisory Board, Nevcore Hybrid Electric Vehicles Inc., 1994-1996

EDUCATION

Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford, CA

M.B.A., June 1991; Arjay Miller Scholar
Public Management Certificate, June 1991

- Co- Student Coordinator, Public Management Program
- President, Natural Concern

Yale University New Haven, CT

B.A., English Literature, May 1983; cum laude

- Varsity Crew, Captain, 1982-1983