Thomas Jensen has helped create several new enterprises that use technology to address important problems in energy, environment, manufacturing and supply chain. Over his 20-year career, Tom founded two software ventures to advance clean manufacturing and consulted for several other new enterprises including manufacturing and supply chain companies, online supply chain and environmental commerce marketplaces, personal computer manufacturers, green packaging manufacturers, water filtration companies, and utility energy efficiency services. He has also developed strategic alliances for leading technology companies, co-founded nationally and internationally recognized clean manufacturing and energy public-private partnerships, and has assisted more than 50 large companies in the U.S. and abroad develop business plans, marketing alliances, or to apply innovative strategies and technologies. Tom served as principal founder and vice president at Formatics Technologies, Inc., a venture-backed enterprise software company designed to accelerate clean manufacturing. Tom has taught and lectured in venture design courses at the University of California at Berkeley, has lectured in engineering and environmental management at Stanford University and has served as a judge and mentor in business plan competitions at UC Berkeley and Stanford University. Tom serves as a senior consultant to private and public clients on energy, technology, sustainability and climate change projects. He has published books and articles on law, technology, sustainability and business for Springer Press, Red Herring and others. He earned a BA in economics from University of California at Los Angeles and an MA from the Claremont Graduate University.