Twenty-five executives and entrepreneurs, with successful, decades-long careers representing diverse sectors such as finance, IT and telecom, construction, architecture, biochemistry, and non-profits, comprise the first cohort of the CleantechExecs program created by NYU-Poly and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The program’s 13 daylong seminars and site visits, which began in February and ended in May, concentrated on the challenges and opportunities professionals looking to transition into cleantech roles or start cleantech companies will face in urban markets.

Projects emerging from the first cohort could help New York City strengthen its green economy and lighten its impact on the environment.

• Read about the cohort's projects
• Learn about CleantechExecs