Ryan Kushner

Ryan Kushner is the Co-Founder and Head of Philanthropic Partnerships at Third Derivative, a joint venture of RMI and New Energy Nexus. Ryan also serves as a Mentor at Big Idea Ventures and Techstars, as well as a Faculty member at Singularity University. Ryan is the author of "Accelerate This! A Super Not Boring Guide To Startup Accelerators And Clean Energy Entrepreneurship" and the Founder of New Energy Network. Ryan's educational background includes an MBA in Sustainable Management/Business from Presidio Graduate School and a BS in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.