Sam Ruben, MBA, MPA

Sam Ruben, MBA, MPA

San Francisco Bay Area
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Presidio Graduate School

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Sam Ruben brings a sustainability (i.e. resilience & regeneration) and innovation focus…

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Experience

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      San Francisco Bay Area

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    Sausalito, CA

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    San Francisco, CA

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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      Novato, CA

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      Novato, CA

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Berkeley, CA

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    Charlotte, North Carolina

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    San Francisco, CA

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    San Francisco, CA

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    Sausalito, CA

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    New Orleans, LA

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    Ann Arbor, MI

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Education

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    Activities and Societies: Student President, Student Representative, NetImpact Chapter, International Sustainability Club

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    Activities and Societies: Rugby, Vassar for Dean,

Volunteer Experience

  • Housing System Innovators Network Steering Committee

    Housing System Innovators Network Steering Committee

    Build It Green

  • Board Chair

    Board Chair

    MarinCAN

  • F42.07.07 Co-Chair

    F42.07.07 Co-Chair

    ASTM International

    Science and Technology

    Lead development of standards for the application of additive manufacturing to the Construction Sector

  • Senior Fellow

    Senior Fellow

    Global Urban Development

    Economic Empowerment

  • Advisor

    Advisor

    Transformative Leadership in Disruptive Times at Cal State East Bay

    - 2 years

  • General Assembly Member

    General Assembly Member

    Jewish Community Relations Council

    - Present 6 years 10 months

  • Vice Chair

    Vice Chair

    Cultural and Secular Jewish Organization (CSJO)

  • Mistletoe Research Fellowship Selection Committee Member

    Mistletoe Research Fellowship Selection Committee Member

    Momental Foundation

    Science and Technology

  • Executive Committee - At Large Board Member

    Executive Committee - At Large Board Member

    Cultural and Secular Jewish Organization (CSJO)

    - 2 years

  • At-Large Board Member

    At-Large Board Member

    Cultural and Secular Jewish Organization (CSJO)

    - 2 years 3 months

  • Member

    City of Sausalito Mayor's Blue-Ribbon Committee on Fundraising

    - 7 months

  • PGSAA Board Member

    Presidio Graduate School Alumni Association

    - 3 years 10 months

  • Public Policy Committee Member

    Public Policy Committee Member

    Jewish Community Relations Council

    - 1 year 5 months

  • Member

    Sausalito Sustainability Commission

    - 3 years 5 months

  • President

    Presidio Graduate School Student Representatives

    - 1 year

    - Served as primary contact point between student body and administration
    - Met regularly with William Shutkin, President & CEO of Presidio Graduate School to discuss strategy around student engagement and to relay student needs and opinions on issues
    - Created Presidio Converses, a once per semester event that brings together students, faculty, administration and alumni to discuss issues of import to the community through small group interactions

  • Co-Chair

    Presidio International Sustainability Club

    - 1 year 10 months

    2014-2015
    - Led group of nine students to Kenya to work with a non-profit micro-finance partner, Zawadisha, to conduct surveys and interviews with the women's groups they lend to
    - Created marketing and training collateral for use in raising funds domestically and improving financial awareness among borrowers
    - Helped develop $20k crowd funding campaign to underwrite the majority of the cost of the trip for participants

    2013-2014
    - Led group of twelve students to Santiago…

    2014-2015
    - Led group of nine students to Kenya to work with a non-profit micro-finance partner, Zawadisha, to conduct surveys and interviews with the women's groups they lend to
    - Created marketing and training collateral for use in raising funds domestically and improving financial awareness among borrowers
    - Helped develop $20k crowd funding campaign to underwrite the majority of the cost of the trip for participants

    2013-2014
    - Led group of twelve students to Santiago, Chile to do stakeholder engagement around energy development and access
    - Conducted over forty interviews with organizations including the Ministry of Energy, BP Wind, Energy Centre, Andres Bello University, Fundacion Chile and the Orsono Regional government office
    - In the process of co-authoring a white paper on my observations and recommendations for future action based on scenario planning less

  • Student Leader & Conference Track Designer

    Student Leader & Conference Track Designer

    Net Impact

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    Designed the Non-Profit and Public Sector Management track for the 2013 Net Impact Conference in San Jose, California.

  • Volunteer Organizer

    Volunteer Organizer

    Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice

    - 2 years 4 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Helped organize the Justice for Mercado Workers campaign for Bend the Arc (previously Progressive Jewish Alliance and Jewish Funds for Justice). This involved regular meetings, organizing actions around the Bay Area and supporting workers in their organizing efforts and protests.

Licenses & Certifications

Courses

  • Capital Markets

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  • Civic Leadership, Decision-Making & Systems Thinking

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  • Effective Management, Communication & Action

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  • Human Resources & Management Ethics

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  • Implementation of Sustainable Practices

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  • Individual Research in Sustainable Management

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  • Information Management, Technology & Policy

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  • Integrative Capstone

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  • Introduction to Public Administration & Policy

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  • Leadership for Sustainable Management

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  • Managerial Accounting

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  • Managerial Finance

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  • Managerial Marketing

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  • Market Failures & the Regulatory Environment

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  • Micro/Macro Economics

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  • Operations & Production

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  • Principles of Sustainable Management

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  • Public Sector Finance

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  • Quantitative Methods for Business & Public Administration

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  • Research Methods & Policy Evaluation

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  • Strategy

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  • Sustainable Products & Services

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  • Sustainable Urban Development, Economics & Policy

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  • The Business of Sports & Sustainability

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Projects

  • Independent Study - City of Berkeley Office of Energy & Sustainable Development

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    Developed financial model around potential funding sources for the City of Berkeley's Climate Action Plan. This includes modeling scenarios with different levels of energy usage and price change, identifying supportable assumptions around these rates and other rates of change, and modeling of different types of funding (i.e. various taxes, bonds, etc) to identify which are viable options for the City of Berkeley to pursue.

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    For Presidio's Products & Services class my team developed a ultra-portable wireless ultrasound wand that interfaces with smartphones and tablets (as well as laptops and desktops) as the display. This project is ongoing as we explore bringing it to market.

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  • Project Associate - Finance & Strategy for International Institute for Sustainable Transportation

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    Developed financial analysis of potential public/private partnership for implementation of INIST's initial pod car system. This included a dashboard with outputs such as NPV and adjustable inputs (as initial data was based off of research rather than exact figures as pod car system was still in development).

    The dashboard was the forward facing aspect of a complex model that projected cash flows and balance sheets based on multiple scenarios.

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  • Project Associate - Marketing Plan Development for Bay Area Climate Collaborative

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    - Developed strategic marketing guide for the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in public and private sectors, focusing on fleets
    - Conducted analysis of EV industry and market landscape to highlight relevant external factors
    - Delivered strategic marketing plan outlining research, key recommendations, marketing mix, tactics, and metrics

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  • Project Associate - Operations Plan for Olazul Seaweed Farms

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    A 5-month engagement with with internationally based social entrepreneur, Olazul, to develop the operations for a community-owned and operated seaweed farm in La Paz, Mexico. This initiative has earned recognition from the prestigious organizations such as National Geographic.

    The highlight of this project was the development of a linear programming model to identify the maximum and effective capacities of a seaweed farm based on the current seaweed being used, also built in the ability…

    A 5-month engagement with with internationally based social entrepreneur, Olazul, to develop the operations for a community-owned and operated seaweed farm in La Paz, Mexico. This initiative has earned recognition from the prestigious organizations such as National Geographic.

    The highlight of this project was the development of a linear programming model to identify the maximum and effective capacities of a seaweed farm based on the current seaweed being used, also built in the ability to change parameters as new seaweeds and locations are identified.

    Other creators
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  • Project Associate - ArtFibers

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    Within the structure of the Presidio Graduate School Implementation Course worked as part of a team of 4 worked with a local artisan yarn business resulting in:
    - An implementation plan for strategic growth
    - Created a plan and structure outlining how ArtFibers could transition to a multistakeholder co-op

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Honors & Awards

  • 2012 Richard M. Gray Scholarship Recipient

    Presidio Graduate School

Languages

  • English

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Organizations

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