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Management Team

Mitchell F. Stanley, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Mitchell F. Stanley is the founder and Chairman of the National Center for Sustainable Development (NCSD), a national 501(C)(3) not-for-profit corporation. He also served as Board Member at the Energy and Environmental Management Institute of George Washington University in Washington DC., and Chief Expert at the Energy Professional Investment Committee of Asia Investment Association. In his business career he serves as Board Member and President of Sinoaccess Group. Prior to the establishment of NCSD, he was Chairman of the Board of WebBank, an FDIC insured financial institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

His career in government service began in 1977 and he served many senior positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce, The State Department and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Mr. Stanley served as President Reagan’s assistant in the White House West Wing for three years. In 1984, he joined the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce and organized the First Presidential Trade Mission to Asia. Upon his return from Asia, he served as Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary for Secretary of Commerce Mr. Malcolm Baldrige. His interest in new and innovative small business lending products and economic development programs began during his tenure with the federal government as Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Finance, Investment and Procurement programs under president George H.W. Bush. Mr. Stanley completed his government career with the highest rank in the Senior Executive Service and received several Presidential Rank Awards. He graduated in 1977 from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Eric H. Fang, MD, President and CEO

Eric Fang serves as Vice Chairman of the Board and President & CEO of the National Center for Sustainable Development (NCSD). He is a Board Member of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation.

Mr. Fang also serves as Executive Standing Board Member of the Energy Professional Investment Committee of China Investment Association. In his business activities, Mr. Fang serves as CEO of Atlas Renewable, a leader in renewable investment. In his advisory capacity, Mr. Fang serves as a member of Board of Advisors at the George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations. He also serves as Strategic Advisory Board member of Energy Vault (NYSE: NRGV) along with leaders from CEMEX Ventures (NYSE: CX), BHP Ventures (NYSE: BHP), Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (TADAWUL: SAUDI ARAMCO), Enel Green Power (ENEL.MI), PlusVolta, Pickering Energy Partners, Ark Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Korea Zinc (KRX 010130).

Mr. Fang has more than 30 years of experience in technology investment, business development advisory, corporate management, business strategic relationship development, product marketing and sales and joint ventures investment development in both China and the United States. In his business capacity, Mr. Fang is the founder and CEO of Sinoaccess Group based in China and the United States. His Sinoaccess Group is a strategic advisory and investment group covers a wide variety of market sectors including renewable energy, environment, water resources, healthcare, bio-medical, telecom and mobile.

Mr. Fang served as a key China market development advisor to some of the largest companies including Fortune 500 public companies in the United States, such as AT&T, GE Capital Spacenet, Tektronix, Comsat RSI, Orbcomm, Arris Group (CommScope NASDAQ: COMM), and Software AG of Germany. In 1986, Mr. Fang’s Sinoaccess Group successfully built 24 islands satellite communication backbone network for the Indonesia government under U.S. EXIMBANK Financing. In the 1990s, his Sinoaccess Group brought major SatComm players from North America into China to help China to build more than 8 satellite communications networks nationwide with different Chinese Ministries under World Bank Financing.

Over the past 15 years, under Mr. Fang leadership, the National Center for Sustainable Development has successfully engaged in a multi-level practical business relationship with Chinese government agencies including major NGO players and State-Owned Energy Enterprises (SOEs) in China to cooperate in Clean Energy, Climate Change, Biotech and Healthcare development. In the recent years, Mr. Fang successfully founded Muuzii Inc., a Texas based mobile translation and language learning company that has AT&T Wireless as its service partner. He was also a key founding investor of Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd. GigaMega Company back in 1993.

Mr. Fang holds a MD degree from Southwest University of Medical Sciences in Chengdu, China and BS degree from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Dr. Charles M. Ludolph, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Policy

Dr. Ludolph is Senior Vice President, a member of the Board of Trustees and Advisory Board, and Director of the Policy Institute of the NCSD. Starting in 1971, Dr. Ludolph served in the U.S. Commerce Department and advised seven Presidential Administrations and 20 successive U.S. Congresses on economic matters including international trade and investment. He also served more than ten years in a senior capacity for the Albright Stonebridge Group, the premier public affairs company led by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Dr. Ludolph was the Commerce Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe from 1994 to 2002. In 1996, he negotiated the U.S.-EU Mutual Recognition Agreement, which liberalized non-tariff barriers burdening more than $1 billion of bilateral trade with Europe in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and ICT equipment. This agreement was later adopted by Switzerland and Canada.

Starting in 1983, Dr. Ludolph directed the U.S. government’s commercial and investment programs with European Union countries, which resulted in seminal transatlantic accords covering tariffs, environment, technology, testing and standards. He received the U.S. government’s highest award for his work supporting trade and investment flows with the EU and Russia in 2000. He is a 2007 recipient of the Bundesverdienstkreuz Medal from the government of Germany bestowed by President Koehler and a 2009 Vice President and Academician in the Russian Academy of Sciences for Complex Security. He has published extensively on international trade and econometrics, particularly related to international transactions affecting pensions, annuities and taxation.

He is an occasional lecturer on foreign policy and trade at the George Washington University School of Business and the Elliot School for International Policy as well as the American University and Marymount University. He is a founder of the Luther Brady art education program at GWU. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and served on that University’s Alumni Committees for undergraduate studies. Dr. Ludolph has also served on the GWU Business School’s Advisory Committee for undergraduate studies and has paneled graduate and undergraduate business case study competitions for George Washington University. He has an MBA and DBA from George Washington University, as well as a BA from Georgetown University.

Tenzin Khangsar, Chief Investment Officer

Tenzin has a unique multi-sector profile of leadership in the startup, corporate, government and non-profit sectors. He has a successful Executive Growth Advisory practice that has helped leaders to scale, personally and as a company, in technology, cannabis, pet, healthcare, energy and resource, finance, real estate and travel industries.

He is an investor and served as EVP in a global leading plant-based pet wellness brand. He was also Managing Director and Executive Vice President of a boutique investment bank dedicated to bridging Canada and Asia in the energy and resources sectors. Prior to investment banking, he was the Chief of Staff/senior-most political advisor to the Minister of Industry in reviewing foreign investments into Canada and to the President of the Treasury Board in reviewing IT, spending, regulations and human resources across the Government of Canada.

Working in the Office of the Prime Minister and then for the Minister of Immigration, he was also responsible for developing and implementing strategic policy and communications plans for the government’s engagement of multicultural communities and ethnic media. As a result of this work, Tenzin was recognized as one of the top 60 influencing Canadian foreign policy.

Prior to government, Tenzin spent a decade in the television and telecommunications sector. He co-founded a technology company that raised more than $10 M of venture capital, had more than 60 employees and secured the leading broadcasters and telecommunications firms as clients. He also spearheaded sales and strategic partnership initiatives throughout Asia especially in the greater China region, South Korea and India as well as taking part in many Canadian trade missions. Tenzin also worked as a sports broadcaster at CBC-TV.

A graduate of McGill School of Management, Tenzin ran as a candidate for federal Member of Parliament in Montreal in the 2006 elections and is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Dr. Robert M. Smith, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Smith has twenty plus years of experience working as an engineer in the aerospace, automotive, textile, and medical device industries. In the aerospace industry, he worked for The Boeing Company as a system engineer on Space Station Freedom. At Ford Motor Company, he researched automotive painting processes to improve appearance and corrosion resistance. For Milliken & Company, he researches textiles with advanced optical and moisture management properties. In the medical device industry, he has worked with multiple startups developing cardiac defibrillators and heart pumps. Most recently Dr. Smith was one of the founders of a company developing an implantable pump to treat patients suffering from congestive heart failure. The device has been implanted in dozens of patients either saving or improving the quality of their lives.

Dr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University, a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. His graduate research was conducted in the areas of atomization and sprays and semiconductor thin-film deposition.

Doug Stanley, Senior Vice President, Media

Adding a new chapter to a long and successful career as a primetime television producer, multi-Emmy Award winner Doug Stanley is the visionary and architect behind the deeply talented team at Confluence Productions. Doug Stanley is best known for his seven years producing Discovery Channel’s global hit show “Deadliest Catch”, but has worked across all genres of television: reality, magazine-style, LIVE, documentary, competition, scripted and sports. During his 30-year career, Mr. Stanley has been directly involved in the production of nearly 200 shows for networks including FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Country Music Television, MTV, and many others.

In Recognition of his work, Mr. Stanley has had 8 Prime Time Emmy Awards nominations and has been honored with two Prime Time Emmy Awards.

Mr. Stanley has been closely associated with NCSD for more than a decade now, always seeking to apply his experience in mass media to bring forth a hopeful message to the world. It is Mr. Stanley’s desire to tell compelling stories that will inspire the masses into actually believing that a sustainable energy future is possible and then show them how it will be accomplished.

Steve Chien, Chief Information Officer

Steve Chien brings 20 years of experience in the IT industry, identifying innovative technologies to support R&D and to guide the development of life-cycle methodologies. He was a principal staff member at Product Lab and led big data analysis and cloud data center development. Previously, Mr. Chien was a senior management staff member of eCommerce division of GSI Commerce that powered sites such as Ralph Lauren, ToysRUs, and the NFL. Before GSI, he was Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering and Service Operations at Moka LLC, a technology company that developed SMS realtime translation solutions in both the U.S. and Asia.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Chien served as Chief Architect of WisageTech, a technology company which developed enterprise project and portfolio management solutions for companies such as Lockheed Martin, Bank of Montreal, and Amway. Prior to WisageTech, he was a Senior Manager at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Steve was directing technologies of the middleware platform for the Clearing unit. Prior to HKEx, Steve was Senior Director of Platform at InterWorld Corp., a leading eCommerce company that provided solutions to enterprises including Disney, Marks & Spencer, and Brooks Brother. Mr. Chien holds an MA in Computer Sciences from New York University and a BA in Power Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.

Fang Ling, Executive Vice President, China

Madam Fang Ling co-founded Sinoaccess Corporation and serves as President and COO for the Asia-based related group of companies. Ms. Fang is a co-founder of Muuzii Inc. a mobile translation company that currently is on AT&T Wireless Network. Madam Fang manages NCSD’s Beijing office and brings more than 20 years of broadband telecommunications and broadcast business development experience as well as corporate management experience. Madam Fang has extensive experience in executive management, analyzing, developing and managing appropriate distribution channels for market coverage, including business development consultants, distributors, and representative partners.

She is also very experienced in recruiting, developing, and managing sales staffs and sales organizations with particular emphasis on team building, objective setting, metrics development and measurement, and implementation of business plans. Prior to joining Sinoaccess, Ms. Fang was the Associate Chief Editor for “Management World” Magazine under the powerful State Council of China. Ms. Fang is a graduate of Sichuan University with a BA and an MA in Philosophy from Beijing University.

Chun Min, Vice President, Finance and Investment, China

Madam Min serves as Vice President of Finance and Investment in China. She is responsible for NCSD Greater China financing and investment development strategy. Madam Chun Min has been engaged in equity investment for 17 years and has extensive experience in capital operation, project finance and investment, joint venture structure development and project investment structuring. Madam Chun Min is a shareholder and a director of Beijing Cathay View Culture Co., Ltd. She is also a financial member of the Working Committee of the Happiness Project of the Asia Population Welfare Foundation. She was a director of Ace Rank Limited and a director of Sino Elite Group Limited.

Madam Chun Min graduated from Xiamen University with a major in accounting and holds a postgraduate degree. In 2019, she completed the prestige Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Executive Leaders in Philanthropy Program (ELPP).

Joseph Yang, Vice President, APAC

Joseph Yang serves as Vice President, APAC of National Center for Sustainable Development (NCSD), a national 501(C)(3) not-for-profit corporation. He also serves as Managing Director of Atlas Renewable for Asia Pacific Region, a renewable energy investment and project development company. Mr. Yang is also serving as Managing Director of Beijing Wei He BioTech company, an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic) and human DNA rapid identification focused group. Mr. Yang has extensive experiences in corporate management, business development, sales and marketing and operation in Greater China area for more than 20 years.

As a senior executive, Mr. Yang responsible full P&L and successfully led and managed a thousand people large organization which including Sales, Marketing, Operation, Product Delivery, Channel Management. He held senior management position as the General Manager for Greater China Services with biotech giant Thermo Fisher in China. He also served as executive at NCR, Diebold and Oracle in China. He has proven record to provide direction and leadership to the organization and ensure corporate goals of Associate Fulfillment, Customer Satisfaction, Effective Business Processes, and Financial Results are met or exceeded.

Mr. Yang started his career with IBM as an engineer and holds a Computer Science BS degree from Tamkang University in Taiwan and MS degree in Information Science from Syracuse University in the U.S.