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Greenstar People
Greenstar's central mission is to use advanced technology
to further the goals of peace and economic independence in the
developing world.
Greenstar is actually two separate organizations: a non-profit
foundation and a private business. Both are committed to the
same goals: bringing solar power, digital culture, telemedicine,
distance learning, electronic commerce, manufacturing and agricultural
support services to developing countries, and to all places where
a centralized electrical power grid and a connection to the Internet
are not available.
The Foundation licenses the Greenstar name and technologies
to the Corporation for commercial use. The Foundation conducts
charitable work in the fields of health, education, energy and
the environment, where capital investment is not appropriate.
The Corporation makes business investments in the same fields,
creating products based on digital culture (music, artwork, video,
photography, poetry and storytelling) in developing countries
and creating markets for them. The income generated benefits
the people who own and create the products, and provides a return
to Greenstar shareholders. A royalty on all revenues is paid
by the Corporation back to the Foundation.
Board of Directors, Greenstar Corporation:
- Michael North, founder
of North Communications; finance, public access technology, markets
- Charles Gay, former
head of the National Renewable Energy Lab and President of A-S-E
Americas, leading photovoltaic manufacturer
- Jonathan Lash, president
of the World Resources Institute; international development strategy
Board of Directors, Greenstar Foundation
- Charles Gay, former
head of the National Renewable Energy Lab and President of A-S-E
Americas, leading photovoltaic manufacturer
- Peter McKenzie, executive
at Astropower, leading solar manufacturer.; international solar
energy deployment
- Michael North, founder
of North Communications; finance, public access technology, markets
- Larry Seaquist, former
US Navy battleship commander, security analyst; Mid-East and
Central Asia strategy
Together, these Board members bring wide experience in policy
and innovation, renewable energy installations worldwide, and
in technology and business, to management of Greenstar's affairs.
Executive Staff:
- Paul
Swider, Manager of Special Projects, Washington DC; corporate
communications, business development, Africa focus
- Bob Bortner,
Project Co-ordinator, Greenstar South Africa; develops investment
opportunities in South Africa
Greenstar Ambassadors
In addition, Greenstar has established a global group of Founding
Ambassadors. The Founding Ambassadors (in approximate order in
which they were appointed) include:
- Jock Gill, Penfield Gill
Inc.; former Director of Special Projects, Office of Media Affairs,
The White House
- Janet Poley, President
and CEO of the ADEC Distance Education Consortium (ADEC); expert
in distance learning
Edward C. Kern, Jr., president
of Ascension Technology, Inc.; expert in photovoltaics
- Grey Burkhart,
CEO of Allied Communications Engineering, Inc.; consulting engineer
- Michael McDonald, president
of Global Health Initiatives, Inc.; expert in telemedicine
- R.K. Pachauri, Director
of the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI), New Delhi; international
energy and environment policy
- Khalid Moidu, Ph.D,
from Medical Center of Boston International; International Health
& Telemedicine Advisor
- Tony Rutkowksi; Director
of the Center for Next Generation Internet; engineer and attorney
- David Reed., consultant;
formerly of Interval Research, Lotus Corp and MIT
- Stephen Wheeler, founder
of Pacific Graphics; business, finance and marketing strategy
- Mark Irion, president
of The Dutko Group; political and public affairs
- David Aylward, president
of National Strategies; public communications
- Jim Hake, founder of
Global Information Infrastructure and The Standard for Internet
Commerce; communications strategy
- Fuad Abulfotuh,
Arab Institute; solar power engineer; field logistics
- Chuck Chamberlain,
USPS; ecommerce and distribution strategy
- Mary Buffett, author;
business and finance; music and arts distribution
- Peter Varadi, PV GAP: solar power manufacturing, supply,
deployment and quality control
- Krishan Lal Chugh,
Capital Fortunes; India development strategy, finance
- Ernest Wilson, University
of Maryland; international ecommerce strategy
- Bill Yerkes, satellite
telecommunications strategy
- P.R. Rajeswari, social
and community action and research in India
- David Braun, leading
music and entertainment manager and attorney
- Osei Darkwa, leader of
education and Internet access for Africa
- Walt Ratterman, expert in humanitarian aid delivery worldwide
Where appropriate, the Foundation licenses its assets to the Greenstar Corporation, which manages commercialization of Greenstar technologies.
Afilliate Organizations of
Greenstar
Universities, Government, Medical Facilities
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
The Medical Center of Boston, International
Private businesses
A-S-E Americas
Unisong
The Dutko Group
Capital Missions
Capital Fortunes, Inc.
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
United Nations Development Programme
World Resources Institute
Global Health Initiatives: demonstration telemedicine database
Windom Health Enterprises: provision of personal health information
system content
International Healthy Cities Foundation: provision of healthy
communities material
Premium Partners
These organizations have missions that intersect with Greenstar's
in various ways. Premium Partners help to inform their members
about Greenstar, and receive free promotion on Greenstar's websites,
as well as a percentage of income generated from sales of digital
culture products to their members.
Click
here for a list of current Premium Partners, which includes
Earth Day, Sierra Club (British Columbia), CorCom, The Banyan
Effect, Bytes for All, Legacy International, SustainableBusiness.com,
and Jade Mountain.
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