Elle Hempen

Elle Hempen

Elle experienced the inefficiency of infrastructure predevelopment and procurement while working with cities to design resilience projects. She developed the Atlas to help cities save money and make smarter infrastructure choices.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellebeard
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_The_Atlas
San Diego, California, United States
Member since August 05, 2016
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I am trained in developing public policy but have a passion for finding innovative partnerships between government and the private sector. Quote_down
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Education
2009 University of Michigan , BA , Public Policy
2018 University of California - Los Angeles , MBA , Business Administration
I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Presidential Fellow, The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. Authored an essay, Change To Believe In: Sustainable Democracy Promotion and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, focused on the role of economic development programs in generating durable democratic transitions, September 2008-May 2009.

EPA Bronze Medal for Commendable Service, 2010.

Recognized as 1 of 5 Outstanding Seniors - University of Michigan Class of 2009

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

Full bio

Elle learned first-hand about the frustration and inefficiency of infrastructure predevelopment and procurement while managing the $3 million RE.invest Initiative, which generated new resilience strategies and projects for 8 US cities. Seeing an opportunity to help communities not only save money, but make smarter infrastructure choices, Elle spearheaded the development of the Atlas. Prior to founding The Atlas Marketplace, Co., Elle served as the Director of Strategy & Partnership at re:focus partners, and as Special Assistant in the U.S. EPA's Office of International and Tribal Affairs where her portfolio included initiatives to expand investments in urban sustainability and design programs to support environmental entrepreneurship. Elle is an MBA candidate at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and received her B.A. in Public Policy from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.