David Anderson
Founder & CEO of Footprint Zero, LLC. Graduate MSc Finance student at Illinois Institute of Technology.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Website: | http://climafix.it |
| Skills: | French, Italian, Languages |
| Location: | Chicago |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | cap and trade, carbon credits, carbon offsets, energy efficiency, environmental advocacy |
| Schools: | Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Chicago |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Footprint Zero, LLC, Chicago, IL |
| Position: | Founder & CEO |
| Time period: | April 2009 - Present |
| Description: | - Manage ClimaFixitTM retail carbon credit retirement service |
| Employer: | Century Trading, Chicago, IL |
| Position: | Trading Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | - Executed electronic trades in Soybeans and other grain futures for Pat Gallagher (PGX), an independent CBOT local trader
- Rolled spread contracts each quarter |
| Employer: | Nico Trading, LLC, Chicago, IL |
| Position: | CBOT Pit Trader |
| Time period: | March 2006 - November 2006 |
| Description: | - Traded Fed Fund Options strategies and managed product risk
- Developed strong relationships with pit brokers using personal integrity - Managed large orders efficiently and ethically within time constraints of market |
| Employer: | Refco Trading Services, LLC, Chicago, IL |
| Position: | Proprietary Trader |
| Time period: | August 2004 - August 2005 |
| Description: | - Electronically traded equity index and fixed income futures on CME and eCBOT |
EDUCATION
| University: | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2008 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Finance, MSc |
| University: | University of Chicago |
| Time period: | 1995 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Psychology, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Stuart Graduate Student Council Chicago, IL
-Treasurer (October 2008-Present) Stuart Investments Chicago, IL -Fund Manager since 01/09 (January 2009-Present) -Fund manages ~$250K for IIT endowment |
David's Startups (1)
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Footprint Zero, LLC
Footprint Zero, LLC is a Chicago-based startup operating in the areas of environmental finance and energy efficiency. Our first service, ClimaFixit, allows customers to offset their carbon footprint with high-quality, affordable carbon credits.
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PeoplePond provides the tools needed to take ownership of your online identity and reputation management by creating a search engine optimized online profile promoting your online identity and content.