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Energy Crossroads is bringing a team of 180 people to the UN Climate Summit COP15. Read our blog here!

EC Denmark successfully hosted the major Energy Crossroads Summit "RETHINK Our Energy Future". Check it out here!


EC Singapore hosted Asian Youth Energy Summit '09. Check it out here!


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Global Team

The Energy Crossroads Global Team consists of the Global Steering Committee, the Board of Directors, and Alumni Advisors.


Global Steering Committee

The Global Steering Committee is the decision-making body of Energy Crossroads Global. Consisting if one student from each student group and one Alumni member, the GSC allows Energy Crossroads to meet its global mission and coordinate activities for global impacts.

Mohana is a Management Student at Institute of Petroleum Management in Gandhinagar, India. In addition to EC, she is active in the India Youth Climate Network (IYCN) and the IYCN Road Trip.

Michael is handling external relations and funding of EC Denmark. He is studying the undergraduate programme at the Institute of Economics at Copenhagen University. Michael is currently employed at the universityÕs Office of Climate Change and is engaged in several environmentally minded projects.

Shao Rong Wu is a final year student at the National University of Singapore majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is the International Representative of the Energy Crossroads chapter in Singapore, as well as co-founder of Energy Carta Singapore.

Sandy is a sophomore at Stanford University and directs the university outreach for EC Stanford. She attended the International Leadership Summit in Singapore and interned at SolarCity in the summer of 2008.

Shane is a freshman at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania after growing up in China. He is a member of China Youth Climate Action Network (CYCAN) and co-founder of China's Green Beat online magazine.


Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the U.S.-based Energy Crossroads Global organization helps coordinate the Energy Crossroads students throughout the world and provides centralized fundraising and execution of special initiatives, such as 2008 International Leadership Summit in Singapore.

Lyuba is a board member and co-founder of Energy Crossroads, Global. She initiated the inaugural Energy Crossroads conference at Stanford and served as its first Conference Chair. Since her graduation in 2007, Lyuba has been involved in the effort to grow Energy Crossroads into a truly global movement and traveled to Copenhagen to assist in the formation of the Denmark Energy Crossroads chapter. At her day job, Lyuba works at Tesla Motors. Lyuba has a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University.

Tyler is a board member and co-founder of Energy Crossroads, Global. He co-chaired the original Energy Crossroads Conference at Stanford University in 2007. Since then, Tyler has worked with the global team to establish Energy Crossroads as a global organization and worked closely with the Stanford chapter on the 2008 Conference, "From Vision to Action: Sparking Global Change." Tyler currently works at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC. He graduated with a masters degree in environmental engineering from Stanford University, and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa.

Mikhal (Miki) is a board member and co-founder of Energy Crossroads, Global. She was one of the original Energy Crossroaders at Stanford University and served as Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the inaugural 2007 Conference. In August of 2007, Mikhal traveled to Scandinavia to take part in the "birth" of Energy Crossroads Denmark and help lay the groundwork for a student-led global event to be staged in 2009. Participating in the formation and development of Energy Crossroads has been one of the most rewarding experiences of her life, and she is excited to see the organization grow into its full potential.

When not engaged with Energy Crossroads, Mikhal manages online media and market development for Pomega5, a California-based skin care company focused on manufacturing and mainstreaming the use of sustainable and safe products.

Mikhal has a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University.


Alumni Advisors

Some alumni of Energy Crossroads have devoted time and effort to advise current Energy Crossroads student groups.

Arin is the advisor for China in Energy Crossroads Global. He was one of the original Energy Crossroaders at Stanford University and served as Director of Logistics at the inaugural 2007 Conference. Living in Bejing from June of 2007 to October 2008, Arin studied at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, researched the Clean Development Mechanism for the Natural Resource Defense Council, and pursued independent research on the future of energy efficiency and renewable energy in China. He is now employed at Schulze Global Investments in Ethiopia. Throughout this period Arin has continued to coordinate and advise the Energy Crossroads Global efforts in Asia.

Arin is working towards a career in developing energy-efficiency and clean energy projects internationally. He has a B.S. in Management Science and Engineering with a concentration in Finance, and a M.S. in Management Science and Engineering with a focus in Energy and Development both from Stanford University.

Siddharth is the advisor of India operations for Energy Crossroads Global, where he is connecting students and professionals to create the foundation for a conference in 2009. He is interested in promoting renewable and efficient electric systems for improving standard of living in developing countries, as well as exploring synergies between energy and water management. Siddharth graduated from Stanford in March 2008 with a M.S. in Environmental Engineering & Science, and is currently working with a renewable energy company in the market assessment and business development function for solar PV applications in Asia-Pacific.