Paul Frankel, Managing Partner
Paul Frankel is co-founder and Managing Director of Ecosa Capital. He sits on the Business Advisory Council for the Roots of Change Fund, chaired the judging panel on renewable energy at the 2006 California Cleantech Open, is a member of the Tech Museum Laureate Advisory Committee, and advises many companies in the areas of cleantech and sustainable business.
Paul teaches environmental entrepreneurship at Stanford University and social entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley in the Haas School of Business. He is an associate at the Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism at St. Mary’s College of Moraga.
Before entering the sustainable finance field, Paul was a partner at the Barneson Group where he consulted with senior executives in the areas of sustainability, strategic management, competitiveness, and growth strategy.
At 3Com Corporation, Paul was responsible for M&A, investments, and licensing. He is a co-founder and the former vice-chairman of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Early in his career, as director of international sales and marketing for Haitai America's electronics division (a subsidiary of South Korean chaebol Haitai Group), Paul generated $35 million in annual sales outside the US.
After graduating with a degree in political science and economics from the University of Arizona, Paul worked for the Honorable U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini and the Arizona state legislature. He earned a MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (aka -Thunderbird).