Frank's background includes founding three start-ups, working as a computer scientist in IBM's India Research Lab, and managing the renewable energy portfolio for the Clinton Global Initiative. His training is in electrical engineering and computer science (MIT). Frank has taught design courses, led project teams, and built partnerships in the Himalayan region since 2005.
Powers brings technical and governance expertise to One Earth Designs (OED). Prior to co-founding OED, she applied her chemistry training (Wellesley College) to environmental modeling and clean tech design as an environmental consultant for U.S. & India-based firms. Her research in these areas has been supported by numerous grants and was kick-started by receiving the prestigious NSF graduate research fellowship for her doctoral work on exposure modeling (Harvard School of Public Health). Powers manages the Clinton Global Initiative University’s technology portfolio, serves on the board of directors of the Pentok Institute for the Empowerment of Rural Women, and serves on advisory boards for the Harvard Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Harvard’s Global Health Review. At One Earth Designs, Powers ensures efficient and effective daily operations through a total quality management approach. She oversees the work of OED's project teams and committees, initiates structured dialogue between them, and designs evaluation and monitoring strategies to ensure that OED delivers sustainable positive outcomes to its constituents.
