Avi Yashchin 2012

Name: Avi Yashchin Title: CEO Company: CleanEdison Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Haifa, Israel College: Johns Hopkins University, Stern School of Business at New York University First job outside of real estate: Seven years in finance on Wall Street First job in real estate or allied field: Trading in loan financing in the Energy, MLP and Financials sectors What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? At CleanEdison, our mission is to promote clean technology and sustainable building practices by offering expert consulting services and a best-in-class education. We make sure professionals are certified in LEED, among other training products, making us the nation's largest and most comprehensive provider of training courses and certification exams designed to prepare students for new careers or professional advancement Hobbies: I love running triathlons with my dog, Toby, a boxer-lab mix. I also founded the New York Philanthropy Group (NYPG), which has helped bring underprivileged South American business students to New York to jumpstart their careers. Favorite book: "Cloud Atlas" Person you admire most (outside of family): Steve Jobs Key to success: Hiring the best, new talent If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Couldn't imagine a different career!