Bruce Usher
-
Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Business and in the Faculty of Climate,
-
Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
-
665 West 130th Street
391 Kravis Hall
Mail Code: 9901
New York, NY USA
BIOGRAPHY:
Bruce Usher is a Professor of Professional Practice and 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 as well as Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Climate at the Columbia Climate School. Professor Usher teaches courses on climate change, finance and business, and is a recipient of multiple teaching awards. Prior to his work at Columbia, Professor Usher was CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc, which developed greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries and was acquired by JP Morgan in 2009. Professor Usher was previously the co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect LLC, which provided electronic trading solutions to banks and was acquired in 2001. Prior to that, he worked in financial services for twelve years in New York and Tokyo. Professor Usher is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change and clean energy, and is Chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Usher earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
