{"685294":{"#nid":"685294","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Office Hours with a Sustainability Alum: Naveed Ahmad, Schneider Electric","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady to get real career advice from someone who\u2019s been in your shoes? Sign up for a 15-minute virtual \u201ccoffee\u201d chat with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/naveedhahmad\/\u0022\u003ENaveed Ahmad\u003C\/a\u003E, Business Manager at Schneider Electric, and a Georgia Tech MBA alum, and gain insights into:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(1) what does sustainability mean to you\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(2) if you could wave a magic wand, what type of work do you want to do right out of school\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(3) what confuses you about merging business and sustainability\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(4) what worries you about merging business and sustainability\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(5) which companies and\/or individuals do you admire when it comes to sustainability, and why\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Naveed is a Business Development Manager on the US Home \u0026amp; Distribution (H\u0026amp;D) team at Schneider Electric, identifying opportunities, building partnerships, and providing residential energy solutions to the utility and government markets. Prior to Schneider Electric, he spent 5 years at Southern California Edison (SCE) in business planning, operational finance, and business development roles. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpaces are limited, so sign up now and get your personalized link to chat. Don\u2019t miss this chance to hear from someone who\u2019s been where you are!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/DTXBnHsW8t\u0022\u003ERSVP HERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E_______\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, we focus on educating tomorrow\u0027s business leaders, partnering with industry practitioners, and supporting high-impact research to accelerate the development of sustainable business practices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESign up to chat 1:1 with an Alum working in sustainability\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sign up to chat 1:1 with an Alum working in sustainability"}],"uid":"28161","created_gmt":"2025-09-25 19:42:24","changed_gmt":"2025-09-25 19:51:35","author":"Kjersti Lukens","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-10-21T11:00:27-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-10-21T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-10-21T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-10-21 15:00:27","gmt_time_end":"2025-10-21 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-10-21 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Virtual (Registration Required) ","extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/naveedhahmad\/","title":"Naveed Ahmad LinkedIn"},{"url":"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/DTXBnHsW8t","title":"Register here"}],"groups":[{"id":"477091","name":"Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education"},{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194684","name":"Free"},{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKjersti Lukens (klukens3@gatech.edu)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}