Alexis Ringwald is a

Fulbright Scholar The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

and one of the founders of both the Valence Energy and LearnUp corporation. She was twice a member of Forbes 30 under 30 for having founded the two companies. She was 2010's Most Influential Women in Technology by Fast Company magazine.

Education and early career

Ringwald graduated from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science (F&ES) (which is presently the

Yale School of the Environment Yale School of the Environment (YSE) is a professional school of Yale University. It was founded to train foresters, and now trains environmental leaders through four 2-year degree programs (Master of Environmental Management, Master of Environmen ...

) in 2006 with a dual BA and MEM (Masters in Environment Management) degree in

environmental management Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environmental resources management aims ...

. That same year, she began her research at the

Tata Energy Research institute The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a research institute in New Delhi that specializes in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. Established in 1974, it was formerly known as the Tata Energy Research Institute. ...

(presently The Energy and Resources Institute) in India as a Fulbright Research Fellow. After graduating, her book ''Momentum for Renewable Energy in India'' (2008) was published. In 2009, she and Caroline Howe (also from Yale) orchestrated the

Climate Solutions Road Tour Climate Solutions Road Tour, held between January 2 and February 4, 2009, was a project initiated by the Indian Youth Climate Network which started off at Chennai, India. Alexis Ringwald and Caroline Howe (both from Yale University) had orchest ...

. She later became the co-founder of Valence Energy, a company that produces energy management software and that was later sold to Serious Energy.

LearnUp

She later was chairman and co-founder with Kenny Ma of LearnUp, a career management platform for entry-level workers. In 2015, the company was funded in a Series A transaction with venture capital firms Floodgate, Greylock Partners, High Line Ventures Partners, and

Shasta Ventures Shasta Ventures is an early-stage venture capital investment firm located in Silicon Valley that invests in enterprise and technology consumer startups. It is located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. Funds Shasta's second fund of US$250 milli ...

. In the same year, the company was the by the World Economic Forum's 2015 Technology Pioneer. The company was later acquired by Manpower Group in 2017.

Awards and accolades

* Forbes 30 under 30: 2012 and 2013 * Fast Company Magazine's Most Influential Women in Technology: 2010

References

External links

TEDxBayArea Women - Alexis Ringwald - MarketYoYoClimate Solutions Road Tour 2009
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