George Polk
Chairman at Vanguard Renewables LLC
Network origin in George Polk first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 734 |
SYSTEMIQ Ltd.
 SYSTEMIQ Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance SystemIQ Ltd (SystemIQ ) is a venture capital firm founded by Martin Stuchtey and Jeremy Oppenheim in 2016. The firm Headquartered in United Kingdom.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 121 |
Vision Ridge Partners LLC
 Vision Ridge Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vision Ridge Partners LLC (Vision Ridge Partners) is a firm founded in 2008 by Reuben Aguilar Samuels Munger. The firm is headquartered in Colorado, United States.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 28 |
Rocky Mountain Institute
 Rocky Mountain Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Rocky Mountain Institute is a non-profit organization that transforms energy use to clean and secure low carbon future. It engages in businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market-based solutions that cost-effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. It examining and facilitating market-based technology that will play a role in addressing the climate problem. The company was founded by Amory Lovin in 1982 and is headquartered in Basalt, CO.
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| Non-Profit Organization | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 17 |
Systemiq Capital Ltd.
 Systemiq Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Systemiq Capital Ltd (Systemiq Capital) is a venture capital firm spun out from SYSTEMIQ Ltd, founded in 2018 by Paul Polman, Jeremy Oppenheim, and Irena Spazzapan. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 10 |
Vanguard Renewables LLC
 Vanguard Renewables LLC Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Vanguard Renewables LLC develops food and dairy waste-to-energy projects. It offers Farm Powered Organics, a program which engages in recycling and renewable energy production to solve food waste challenges, generates renewable energy, and sustains farms. The company was founded by Kevin Chase and Per A. Suneby and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.
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| Subsidiary | Alternative Power Generation | 4 |
Cool Planet Clarity Ltd.
 Cool Planet Clarity Ltd. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Cool Planet Ltd. provides energy reduction solutions to the corporate, government and commercial market. Its products include CCubed, carbon control centre and ThermalServer, heat pump technology. The company was founded by Norman Vincent Crowley, Tom Crowley and Maire Lalor in January 2008 and is headquartered in Enniskerry, Ireland.
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| Holding Company | Engineering & Construction | 4 |
The Cloud Networks Ltd.
 The Cloud Networks Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications The Cloud Networks Ltd. provides Wi-Fi technology. It builds and operates public access on cellular devices, such as smartphones and mobile devices like the iPad, iPod Touch, games consoles, MP3 entertainment devices, laptops or notebooks, Wi-Fi enabled cameras and other mobile Wi-Fi enabled devices. The company was founded by Niall Murphy and George Polk on May 28, 2004 and is headquartered in Middlesex, the United Kingdom.
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| Subsidiary | Wireless Telecommunications | 3 |
Geotek Communications, Inc.
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| Extinct | Telecommunications Equipment | 2 |
| Holding Company | Information Technology Services | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
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Companies connected to George Polk via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
Levcor International, Inc.
 Levcor International, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Levcor International, Inc. engages in the expansion of its craft distribution product offerings, business and customer base within retail and wholesale markets, including an expansion into international markets, primarily in Canada and Europe. It manufactures packages and distributes buttons, embellishments, craft products and complimentary product lines, including appliques, craft kits and fashion and jewelry accessories. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Agricultural Commodities/Milling | Director/Board Member | |
HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc.
 HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. provides engineering services. Its products include HALO system, Guardian Retractable Defensive Barrier system, Orion Retractable Defensive Barrier, and Sentinel Static Defensive Barrier. It specializes in the protection of naval bases, ports, nuclear power facilities, bridges, refineries, and other assets from terrorist attacks. The company was founded by Justin Bishop and Robert Gordon Bishop in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, NH. | Electronic Equipment/Instruments | Chairman | |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
 World Business Council for Sustainable Development Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is a business development association. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 1995 by Bertrand P. Collomb and Stephan Schmidheiny. M. Peter Bakker has been the CEO of the company since 2012. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| WILLDAN GROUP, INC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| SEMGROUP CORPORATION | Oil & Gas Pipelines | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Spark Community Investment Co.
 Spark Community Investment Co. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Spark Community Investment Co. provides integrated financing solutions for small and medium sized energy projects. The company was founded by Nikko Pattern-Weinstein , Joseph Scott Indvik, Nick Devonshire, and Pier Folger Lafarge in 2013 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Director/Board Member | |
TPG Capital LLC
 TPG Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Director/Board Member Graduate Degree | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Oxford | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| University of Cambridge | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Energy Capital Partners Management LP
 Energy Capital Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Doug Kimmelman. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey with an additional office in San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Houston and Seoul . | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst | |
Diversified Search LLC
 Diversified Search LLC Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Diversified Search LLC engages in the provision of executive search services. It offers senior-level executive and board search services for various clients. The company was founded by Judith M. von Seldeneck in 1974 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Personnel Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Brigham Young University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| INSEAD | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Washington & Lee University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. provides energy and environmental research services. It conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. The firm also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning and supports research in emerging technologies. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| Federal Reserve System | General Government | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| London School of Economics & Political Science | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
The Point Foundation
 The Point Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Point Foundation provides educational support services. The organization offers scholarships, mentorship and leadership programs for meritorious students who have been marginalized. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
| Curtin University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| SHELL PLC | Integrated Oil | Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Savo Project Developers Ltd.
 Savo Project Developers Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Savo Project Developers Ltd. is a British company that specializes in developing sustainable businesses and projects, as well as providing commercial capital services. Savo Project Developers was founded in 2019 by Gail Klintworth, Robbie Marwick, Christopher Klintworth, and Ademola Okuwoga, with Robbie Marwick serving as the CEO since 2019. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Founder | |
| Royal Holloway University of London | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Saïd Business School | College/University | Chairman Masters Business Admin | |
Energy Systems Network
 Energy Systems Network Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Energy Systems Network (ESN) is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 that works with companies worldwide to accelerate the development and commercialization of energy and transportation technology. ESN is based in Indianapolis, IN, and is part of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). ESN conducts industry research, pilot projects, and collaborative convening to advance new technologies and solutions. The organization has worked with companies such as Cummins, Duke Energy, Delphi, Toyota, and Toshiba, among others, to showcase and advance new technologies. The CEO of ESN is Paul Mitchell. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Earthrise Energy, Inc.
 Earthrise Energy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Earthrise Energy, Inc. is a company that acquires, develops, and operates power generation facilities to support the transition to clean energy. The company is based in Arlington, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company focuses on maintaining grid stability and resiliency, reinvesting in their sites for reliable operations, and developing new clean energy projects in and around communities. Earthrise Energy brings together renewable and thermal talent under one roof and is committed to being responsible business owners in the communities where they operate. The company was founded by Andrew Martin Vesey and Carla M. Tully, with Carla Tully serving as the CEO. | Electric Utilities | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Carnegie Endowment for International Peace engages in the analysis and development of policy ideas and engagement and collaboration with decision makers in the government, business, and civil society. It refers to issues such as climate and energy, defense and security, democracy and governance, economy, foreign polocy, global governance, nuclear weapons, political reform, society and culture, and technology. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1910 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Energy Web Stiftung
 Energy Web Stiftung Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Energy Web Stiftung engages in the research and development of new technologies and applications, especially of new open and decentralized software architectures in the energy sector. It focuses on the development of the so-called Energy Blockchain and the related technology platform named Energy Web, as well as the promotion and support of applications using the Energy Web platform. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
| Miq /GB/ | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
| VISTRA CORP. | Electric Utilities | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Bregal Energy, Inc.
 Bregal Energy, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Bregal Energy, Inc (Bregal Energy) is a private equity subsidiary of Good Energies AG founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
StreetLight Data, Inc.
 StreetLight Data, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services StreetLight Data, Inc. delivers next-generation geospatial business intelligence for the in-store retail ecosystem. It repurposes and recombines data from traffic and transportation management systems, such as traffic jam alerts and navigation to help retailers understand the context in which their stores operate. The company was founded by Rich Miller, Paul Friedman and Laura Schewel in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
| United States Energy Security Council | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
U.S. Naval Institute
 U.S. Naval Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services U.S. Naval Institute engages in the provision of independent forum for advancing the professional, literary, and scientific understaning of sea power and other issues critical to global security. The company is headquartered in Annapolis, MD. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman | |
Kenmar Global Investment Management LLC
 Kenmar Global Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2005, Kenmar Global Investment Management LP is a registered investment advisor located in Rye Brook, New York. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to clients which may include private funds, banks, insurance companies, pension plans, endowments, sovereign wealth plans and/or private investors. Such clients may in turn invest (directly or indirectly) in private funds, portfolio funds or managed accounts. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal |
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International
| United States | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 9 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 16 |
| Commercial Services | 10 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Technology Services | 4 |
| Utilities | 4 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 247 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 94 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 53 |
| Chairman | 48 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 46 |
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| Roger Ferguson | 51 |
| John E. McConnaughy | 42 |
| Paulus Polman | 41 |
| Steven A. Denning | 39 |
| James Bilefield | 24 |
| Reuben Munger | 21 |
| Jules Kortenhorst | 18 |
| Sumant Sinha | 16 |
| Jessica Uhl | 15 |
| Dennis McGinn | 15 |
| Anthony Meyer | 13 |
| Alastair Alderton | 13 |
| Irena Spazzapan | 12 |
| Neil H. Smith | 12 |
| Faisal Al-Sakkaf | 10 |
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