Founder of Network Solutions, Inc.
Special Advisor
Emmit McHenry is an entrepreneurial company builder, a powerhouse, advancing concepts that have resulted in innovations which currently serve as the grounding force behind how we all share information globally across the Internet.
Emmit was born in Forrest City, Arkansas, on July 12, 1943, the grandson of a minister. He grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was an entrepreneur at an early age, taking on paper routes, lawn mowing jobs and other odd jobs at the local country club.
In 1979, he founded an engineering company that became Network Solutions, Inc. On Dec. 31 1992, The National Science Foundation Department selected Network Solutions as the manager of domain names registration service for the Internet. That contract would make the company and Emmit a legacy. Network Solutions, Inc. had the sole authority to develop and issue the Internet system for Web addresses. Emmit created a complex computer code whereby ordinary people can now surf the web or have e-mails without having to study computer science. This was the birth of the Internet as we know it, with .COM, .NET, .EDU, and .GOV.
– Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps
– B.S. in communications from the University of Denver in 1966
– M.S. degree in communications from Northwestern University
Co Founder, CEO
“Be good to the Earth and the Earth will be good to you.” These words of wisdom still ring in my ears, decades after my mother first said them to me. I thank my mother for fueling the passion and drive I have to find solutions to care about our planet.”
While my educational and early career paths concentrated on another love of mine, technology, I never lost my respect for the planet. When I ventured into entrepreneurship, I chose to focus on workforce development to solve unemployment issues.
.ECO® provides a vast Internet platform which supports all future friendly endeavors.
– Bachelor of Science, UCONN School of Business, concentration in MIS
– Professional experience in various Fortune 500/Fortune 100 firms
– Certifications: Google AdWords, Microsoft MCSE, Novell CNE, Cisco Certified Network Professional Security Specialist
– Cisco’s pinnacle written exam for its CCIE
Co Founder
“To live the life you’ve always wanted, you must confront the issues you’ve always avoided.” – Orrin Woodward
I have always been a person connected to the land. My grandparents were farmers and I spent many summers with them cultivating, harvesting, and appreciating the bounties of the earth. In my travels and extended stay in Scandinavia I was able to experience an entire region’s respect for the land, and how the people were good shepherds for the environment. That respect was not evident when I returned to the States in 1999. I want to be an example for my children and grandchildren. I want them to see that there are people who are actively protecting Mother Nature, and Moses Boone is one of them!
As sales manager with Toyota and Lexus, it is refreshing to know that I work with a company that is pro-active in creating environmentally friendly automobiles. I have served as Sustainability Building Adviser with Gateway College and am actively involved with, and on the board of, several organizations: the Elm City Cyclist, Environmental Justice Network Board member, the Inter Religious Eco Justice Network, Board member of the New Haven Sustainability Council, Beaver Hill Management Team of New Haven.
-Sales Manager, Toyota and Lexus
-A proud veteran, US Air Force, Aero-Medical Evacuations Specialist
-Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College.
Advisor
“To live the life you’ve always wanted, you must confront the issues you’ve always avoided.” – Orrin Woodward
After graduating from the University of Connecticut, with a degree in finance, Matt started his career on Wall Street in 1989. Over his 25 years in the financial services, he has been a financial adviser and a portfolio manager in the convertible securities/equity derivatives products. In addition, he has also been adviser to many public and private companies, facilitating the restructuring of balance sheets via capital raises, as well as, debt repurchase and conversion of debt to equity. He is a valuable part of the planet.ECO Finance Team helping to acquire financing and assistance in the development of initial capital structure modeling.
Advisor
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
Steve was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut and then attended the University of Connecticut in Storrs, graduating with a history degree in 1991. Despite his passion for history and the impact the past has on both the present and the future, Steve has spent his entire career working in the financial services industry including positions at major institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Prudential Securities.
While at Prudential Securities, Steve became an early adapter of the World Wide Web and went on to hold a senior position in the firm’s Strategic Client Initiatives group which oversaw both the firm’s public Web site and its password-protected site for its client base of over 1 million customers. Moving on to Goldman Sachs, Steve spent a number of years in the firm’s London office overseeing the Private Wealth Management Web site for offices in Europe and Asia. During this time period, Steve did business across the globe and traveled the world extensively, deepening his beliefs regarding the importance of green initiatives in our rapidly developing world.
Steve is now the Chief Marketing Officer of Vision Financial Markets, a Connecticut based securities broker/dealer and a Futures Commission Merchant. The particular focus in the firm’s commodity space also has a tremendous impact on Steve’s believes related to green initiatives through such sectors as energy, precious metals and soft commodities (including food supplies for an ever expanding population).
Executive VP of Partnerships
We only get one life on this planet. Live it to the fullest and bring as many people along with you as you can. Be grateful for each day you get, and to those you spend it with. Be good to all that is given to you, because you will miss it when it is gone.
After receiving my Masters in Public Health, I had a passion to help empower people to become educated and be their own health advocates. Working with Arbonne, an environmentally friendly and health conscious company, exposed me to the vastness of health ignorance that exists. I began to use my degree to research on my own, so I could be as knowledgeable as I could for my clients and consultants. I had a drive for educating people and learning what was causing so many abnormalities, diseases, and syndromes in the world. I quickly realized that we, as people, have been allowing big business to ruin our world, endangering not only the people, but the plants and animals as well. This made me want to find a way to make a change. Change is the only constant. However, change against the mainstream is never easy, and finding BIG ways to make it happen, is difficult. When Jean William, CEO of planet.ECO explained his vision for the company, I realized that I found not only a way to help empower people to make change, but to create a legacy for my family and the world. A business, which cares about the environment, helps to educate, and empowers people to do something about it.
– Masters in Public Health, Boston University 2002
– Consultant Arbonne International, 4 years
– Retail Sales and Marketing, 20+ years
Chief Operating Officer
Positive conscientious efforts can bring about positive change.
Growing up in Connecticut, on the shores of Long Island Sound, in the 1970’s and 80’s, and on the heels of the infamous DDT ban, showed me how negligent human behavior can have a negative impact on the environment. I remember hearing my father reminisce about how vibrant Long Island Sound used to be, while telling us that we could not go to the beach because the city said that the water was too polluted. Thankfully, scientists of that era were able to identify that indiscriminate use of pesticides were responsible for dramatic declines in bird populations. Local and state municipalities were forced to control run-off water that could be contaminating Long Island Sound. This was a tipping point in the local consciousness, and mine, as well. Long Island Sound could not be used as a dumping ground/garbage heap and still be viable for future generations. I still live near the shores of Long Island Sound and enjoy sailing its waves at every opportunity.
Because of concerted efforts by multiple groups to raise awareness, and by changes in the day-to-day business of municipalities and corporations alike, I have witnessed, firsthand, the dramatic comeback in both the population and variety of coastal birds. It seems that every year a new species has reestablished itself on Long Island Sound, as the estuary becomes healthier. In the last 5 years, I have witnessed dolphins, seals, and even whales return.
The lessons of my youth have taught me that negligent human behavior can have a negative impact on the environment. Through awareness, intervention, and sound responsible habits, humans can also have a positive impact, as well. What can work on a micro-ecosystem can certainly work on the whole Earth’s eco-system.
I have spent the better part of the last decade working at a technology start up firm. We grew from 5 employees to over a hundred by the time the company was sold to Eastman Kodak Company. The lessons of my parents, my community, and my professional career, have taught me that positive conscientious efforts can bring about positive change.
-BSIT from Central Connecticut State University
-Founding employee of Design2Launch
-Sr. Technical Consultant for Eastman Kodak co.
Dir.Social Media Marketing & PR
“Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” – Walt Whitman
This summer, while traveling across the US, I saw both the beauty of nature and the destruction that we have created. I saw fields of solar-powered windmills, acres of farms, and miles and miles of open fields, but also, smog and pollution in the cities, and trash and waste scattered along the sides of highways. There are people who do not think twice about littering our planet with trash, but there are people who will do everything in their power to help rid our planet of waste. This led me to think about where I fit in the grand scheme of things. I certainly do not want to see our planet destroyed, so I must do my best to help our planet. Working with planet. ECO, is one way that I can help. All of us must look at the big picture and work together, doing our part to make the earth a better place for future generations.
– BA English, North Carolina State University
– Employment Branding Intern, Red Hat
Developer
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” – Stephen W. Hawking
I have always understood the importance of preserving the planet. The concept of thinking globally and acting locally has been engraved into me by my father, who has national and international credentials in public and environmental health. The need for clean water, fresh food, less illness and a healthy planet were topics often discussed at the kitchen table.
As a recent Computer Science College graduate, the love of learning and problem solving has always been very important to me. In 2010, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as the very first intern to work with planet.ECO. It has been an incredible opportunity to foster my computer science knowledge and address my concern for the environment at the same time. I am honored and excited to be a planet.ECO team member and look forward to seeing the positive change we will make for our planet and its people.
– BS in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut School of Engineering
– 4 years professional experience in Web Development
Digital Brand Manager
“Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.” – David McCullough
Even as a child I had a passion for art and beauty. I love everything that has a relationship with natural beauty and visually appeals to the eye. I think that beauty is as needed, as water is for the body. I find the most satisfying work, in making something more beautiful, amazing, and world-changing. “Pretty good” isn’t good enough. I’m a maximalist and for me, quality matters. planet.ECO has given me the opportunity to reach the world with my art and use my skills to help encourage change, through beauty.
– 10+ years experience in graphic/ webdesign
– University of Art
Assistant to EVP of Partnerships
“Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” – Walt Whitman
20 years ago, my husband and I became involved in Martial Arts, where we learned that we as humans are truly one with the earth.
I have to admit that when I was younger, I had no idea about how we affect the environment or how foods can affect your health. But really, it was not a subject most teenagers read or talked about. In 1989, I met the man of my dreams! He was studying Landscape Architecture and believed in keeping the environment beautiful. He has made a successful business doing just that. His sister, the first vegetarian I ever met, who believed in eating organic foods, was sensitive to the environment, and has always led a healthy lifestyle, made us aware of ways to make our lives and our children’s lives better by controlling what we can.
Working with Univera, a wellness product company that “brings the best of nature to humankind”, has made me even more aware of how important it is to eat and live a healthy lifestyle.
We strive to learn more every day on how we can make this earth a better place, teach our children and others to do the same. I truly believe if we all do our part, this planet will be here for our future generations.
– Univera Independent Associate, 4 years
– Office Management/Human Resources, 10 years
– Case Mgmt- Charter Hospital and Community AIDS Network, 6 years
– BA Psychology, Syracuse University
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