Wednesday, May 25, 2011       6:00pm - 9:00pm (PDT)

A very special evening to pay tribute to three retiring founding directors of The 1990 Institute : C.B. Sung, Chairman; Hang-Sheng Cheng, President; and William M. S. (Billy) Lee, Chair of Nominating Committee and project director of the CAEP Program. 

Steve Westly, renowned venture capitalist and public servant, share with us his insights on the clean tech industry in China.

About Our Speaker

Mr. Westly is the founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group, which invests in leading and up-and-coming clean tech companies.  

The Westly Group has recently partnered with a Chinese firm to invest directly in Chinese companies. Prior to founding his company, Mr. Westly has had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors.

Mr. Westly served for four years as the Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the state of California.  In the 2008 election cycle Mr. Westly served as a California co-chair and a National Finance Committee member of the Obama for America campaign. He currently serves on the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board as a representative for the venture capital industry.  Before running for office, Mr. Westly helped guide the online auction company eBay through its period of most rapid growth, serving as the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, M&A and International. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he served on the faculty for five years.

Reservations can also be made by contacting Jean Crehan at the Institute.  Please make these reservations before May 18, 2011.

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