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Meet Our Advisors
Student Advisory Committee
Anthea Weiland
Anthea is a recent graduate from Menlo College in Atheron, California, where she completed a double major in Finance and International Business. In 2023, she joined the board of the Business and Environment Club at Menlo College. Her passion for sustainable business led her to SolPods, where she interned from January through August 2024. During her time with SolPods, Anthea piloted the first Mentor Meet-Up and co-organized the first CFA Institute ESG Integration Webinar designed for college students. Anthea continues to support SolPods by providing strategic advice on sustainability content of interest to aspiring young professionals.
Andrew Kweder
Andrew Kweder holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs and a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University’s top-ranked program at The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. His interdisciplinary expertise in environmental policy and management, communication and public advocacy, and economic and statistical analysis equips him to tackle the complex, intersectional challenges of today’s world. Through his academic research and professional experiences, Andrew has honed analytical approaches to addressing historical injustices and advancing equitable solutions. As an Advisor with SolPods, he applies this expertise to further the organization’s mission of inspiring change and connecting future sustainability leaders across the globe.
Strategic Advisory Committee
Michelle Tsai
Michelle Stolpman Tsai is a health sciences executive with over 20 years of experience working in commercial leadership and commercial strategy for large and small pharmaceutical companies. For the last decade of her career, Michelle has been focused on worldwide marketing and launch strategies for products in the treatment of cancers like lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia and breast cancer. Michelle has a BA from the University of Notre Dame and a PharmD from the University of California, San Francisco. Michelle lives and works in Switzerland where she is also a volunteer on the Board of the International School of Basel. She is dedicated to her two teens and providing a sustainable future for the next generations to come.
Klara McClurkan
Klara McClurkan is a finance executive with over 25 years of experience in accounting, financial management and strategic leadership. She spent 17 years working for KPMG LLP leading audit and advisory projects for clients in diverse industries across the US, Europe and Asia. From 2018 to 2023, she was Vice President & Controller of First Bank of Greenwich. Currently, Klara is Comptroller of Modern Bank in New York City. She has a Master Degree in Law from Charles University in Prague and Master Degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Economics in Prague. Klara is a CPA, is IFRS certified and is fluent in English, Czech, Slovak, German, Spanish and Russian. Klara is passionate about sustainability and environmental responsibility and loves traveling, opera, ballet, hiking and skiing.
Ina Lee
Ina is a global nomad and seasoned investment professional. Over the span of 22 years, she worked in portfolio management, institutional sales and marketing for several global financial institutions including Credit Agricole, Dresdner Bank and Dragon Capital of Vietnam. As the Market Building Lead for the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) Member Engagement team, Ina curates programs which support members to deploy, scale and accelerate capital into impact investing structures intended to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In her free time, Ina is a practitioner of earth-based wisdom traditions and strives to restore agency and voice to non-humans. Ina earned a BA in International Relations and Economics from Boston University. She also holds certificates from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Four Winds School of Energy Medicine and Yoga Alliance 200-hr yoga instructor program.
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