Alison Shaw brings her marketing savvy to Element 8’s Outreach committee. She also contributes the slightly different perspective of a fledgling angel investor learning how to translate an enthusiasm for clean-teach innovations into action. This is a valuable perspective for the Board as it expands its membership, all of whom want to quickly move. up the learning curve of a pretty unique investment niche.. Alison spent over a decade at Microsoft Corporation in a variety of technical, marketing, and senior management positions. Since leaving the corporate world some time ago, she has been the founding Chair of KidsQuest Children’s Museum, and an active community volunteer with various non-profit groups, particularly Social Venture Partners and Hopelink, as well as a long-time advocate for quality public schools.. Alison has an Honours B. Math from the University of Waterloo in Canada and an M.B.A. from the University of British Columbia. Her first clean-tech investment was a Tesla Sedan, and she smiles every time she plugs it in or accelerates around a curve.
