Nicholas V. Chen is a US lawyer who has been traveling and working in China since 1973. He is the managing partner of Pamir Law Group, an international law and business consulting firm based in Asia with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei, with a long track record of successfully closing hundreds of transactions in a broad range of industries in China/Taiwan for international clients. He has a deep commitment to environmental protection, ecological education and ecosystem rehabilitation. He is a supporter of grassroots community development NGOs in China and has deep respect and confidence in the Greennovate people and programs. He chairs iChinaForum which is an online/on-demand platform that provides expert insight on the real face of a rapidly changing China. He is a graduate of Yale College (BA 1979) and New York University School of Law (JD 1982).
Nicholas V. Chen
Darcie GoodwinDarcie Goodwin, from the USA, is the Communications Manager for FedEx China. Prior to joining FedEx in 2005, Darcie served as Senior Manager, Communications for ORBIS International, where she traveled the globe extensively. Her experience also includes positions as Senior Manager, International Trade and Investment at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; Special Projects Officer for US Asia Commercial Development; Overseas Corps Volunteer with the Taipei YMCA in Taiwan; and, as a Legislative Aid for former Congressman Buddy MacKay. Darcie holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Drew University and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Darcie joined the Advisory Board because the GECKO program changed the way she thinks about sustainability and through it she made lifestyle changes. She hopes to help inspire others to live in a more environmentally friendly way.
Morgan Parker is a real estate CEO turned motorcycle philanthropist, who rode 25,000 km through 10 Asian countries in 3 months to visit numerous grassroots charitable organizations, ultimately selecting one cause per country to support, one of which was Greennovate’s GECKO Online initiative. Wheel2Wheel is the culmination of Morgan’s charitable efforts – a Hong Kong-based non-profit organization that harnesses the support and power of the mass media to raise awareness on the key social, environmental and humanitarian issues facing the Asia Pacific region. Originally from Australia, Morgan graduated from the International Institute for Management Development and has an extensive corporate background in Asia having lived and worked in six countries since 1995. As a senior executive with some of the world’s leading investment banks and real estate companies, he has also served on several industry boards and advisory committees. 2 years ago, he resigned from his position at Taubman Asia (which he founded) to go full speed with Wheel2Wheel. Morgan’s experience in Asia has shown him the world in extreme excess, but through Wheel2Wheel, he’s channelling his obsession into inspiring others to design their own ‘charitable self’, thus creating a new paradigm for community endeavour. As father of 8 year old Aria, Morgan’s greatest concern is her future and that of her planet.
Morgan Parker
Amena Lee SchlaikjerAmena moved to different cities in Asia and Europe every 2-3 years since birth under the guise of an American passport, 20 of those years being in China. She combined her studies in Asian Economics and Fashion Merchandising from Columbia and F.I.T to build an expertise in the Health/Beauty/Lifestyle sectors that led her launching Vogue, M.A.C and Zagat Survey in Shanghai. Being lured by people's behaviours, she moved into the innovation world to help open ?Whatif!'s first China office and growing the team to 20 people. She has since moved on to start her own initiative called THE WELLNESS WORKS, crafting ideas and events that inspire others towards healthier living. She is the acting Shanghai manager of Asia-Pacific LOHAS where she gets much of her research and works with several creative teams on ad hoc projects that colour the world of wellness; be it lifestyle, hospitality, travel, food, entertainment or giving back to society. It was during this time that she came across Greennovate and felt synergies in the creative and generous spirit of the team. She hopes to support the foundation to help raise awareness about general well-being through the importance of environmental health and work on building awareness for this engaging and highly accessible educational platform.
Renee HartmannRenee Hartmann is based in Los Angeles, and has more than 15 years of strategy, operations and consulting experience in China and the United States. She is Co-founder of HotPot Consulting, a strategy consulting firm that focuses on cross border interactions between China and the rest of the world, ranging from market entry strategy for foreign companies seeking to target the China consumer market and advisory services related to China transactions to distribution, licensing, investment and M&A. Renee is also Co-Founder of the China Luxury Network, working with luxury companies to reach China's luxury consumer - at home and during their travels around the world. Prior to CLN, Renee was co-founder of Shanghai-based apparel brand, Eno, and served as its COO and CFO for more than five years. Renee also co-founded and later sold China consumer insights agency, Enovate, which advises multinational clients such as New Balance, Kraft, Unilever and Coca-Cola. Renee spent several years in the financial industry as an equity research analyst in the consumer sector for Putnam Investments, and founded Ogilvy and Mather’s Mainland China Investor Relations practice in Beijing. She holds a BBA from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business, and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Renee first met Greennovate through their collaboration with eno on a collection of Green products, and has been inspired ever since. She looks forward to working with the team to further broaden their impact in China.