John Chiles

About John Chiles

I am an innovator dedicated to restoring and reimagining systems to make them…

Experience

1. Faculty-venture Capital and Impact Investment

   Presidio Graduate School

   Mar 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   What are the fundamental questions every impact investor must ask to do good, to have a financial return and to measure impact? Student team form their own mock funds around an impact area, then design fund as Venture Capital, Debt or either with catalytic capital lens. They learn about the powerful toolkit of PRIs, MRIs and other sources of private capital. We also dive into the deeper questions of personal responsibility, self-work and humility to help and not harm those who we strive to partner with. This year students also will hear from three different leaders in the impact space.

Education

• Nordfjord Folkehoyskule

  Outdoor Sports and Norwegian

  2002 — 2003

• Missouri State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology, Mathematics Minor

  2003 — 2008

• Presidio Graduate School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainable Systems

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Metrics
• Startup Presentation Coaching
• Water Treatment
• Strategic Planning
• Research
• Community Outreach
• Event Planning
• Volunteer Management
• Microhydro
• Writing
• Sustainability
• Due Diligence
• Public Speaking
• Board of Directors
• Hydronic Systems
• Angel Investing
• Emotional Intelligence
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Carpentry
• Workshop Facilitation
• Meeting Facilitation
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Eurostyle Window Building
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Interviewing
• Microsoft Excel
• Management
• Team Building
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Nonprofits