About Us

ESGeneration educates and raises awareness for ESG practices to the entrepreneurs and everyone who is interested in learning about ESG. Our platform publishes various ESG-related articles and podcasts with professionals in the field every week, while we host seminars every month in which our speakers discuss ESG implementations and investing strategies. We wish to inspire more individuals to join our journey of building a sustainable future with fundamental ESG practices in all enterprises.

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Our Founding Story...

During summer of 2022, we all passed through the University of Pennsylvania’s summer program Leadership in the Business World (LBW) at the Wharton Business school. Exposed to a college level education of various business concepts and leadership execution, we were all captivated by the concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), the standards which evaluate how advanced companies are with sustainability. The concept was fascinating to us.

Surprisingly, although ESG has been an emerging prominent concept in the business world, it remains relatively unknown, and sometimes even misunderstood or misinterpreted by the general public. As young entrepreneurs ourselves, we have all been through the many stages and inevitable struggles of establishing our own ventures. While working on our startups, we were all unaware of ESG and its practices, and so were our fellow entrepreneurs. It seemed to us only major firms that generate significant revenue focus on ESG practices. But after the inspiration at Wharton LBW and continuous research, we have realized the significance of ESG education - to break down this common misconception - and the potential of incorporating ESG practices into startups, as they are the future of numerous industries worldwide.

Starting with educating ourselves and everyone who is interested in ESG, we are working towards expanding ESGeneration to a social profit organization, which we will consult with small enterprises regarding their ESG practices and build an “ESG Certificate” to incentivize and validate all startups’ ESG implementations. We take you along our journey to explore the grand world of ESG by sharing our research that has broadened our understanding and inviting notable professionals to speak about the different aspects of ESG. We wish to uncover how financial incentives and motivations can be extended to promoting a positive environmental and social impact and frame a standardized ESG rating system for all sustainable enterprises. Through ESGeneration, we wish to bring an impact to our community and build a sustainable future for all.

Meet the Team

Co-Founder

Eudora Chi

Eudora is passionate about exploring the intersection between entrepreneurship, accounting, and sustainability. She founded the Michigan FBLA chapter and has been dedicated to bringing ESG education to all local chapters and members. She wishes to improve the social and governance aspect with her entrepreneurial, research, and leadership experience. She founded ESGeneration to educate the general public, entrepreneurs, and small-scale company owners about ESG and raise awareness for current and future ESG implementations to create a sustainable future.

Co-founder

Jonathan Chiu

Jonathan is passionate about bringing the creativity of entrepreneurship into environmental and sustainability initiatives. Within his local community, he is a leader of his boy scout troop and actively works with class officers on new innovations for the school. Jonathan joined ESGeneration to learn more about and involve himself with a new and fast-growing sector of the business market, which aligns with creating a positive environmental impact.

Co-founder

Sresth Gupta

Sresth values sustainability and social responsibility and is passionate about understanding and improving how businesses implement these values in their operations. He founded a non-profit called SimplyEconomics that works with organizations in his community to teach economics and ESG to middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students. He is also the leader of his boy scouts troop, where he supports projects that help the environment of the local community. Sresth joined ESGeneration to learn even more about sustainable business and the practicality of its use in small businesses and startups.

Co-founder

Shreya Tandon

Shreya is passionate about exploring the intersection of sustainability and business. She is a founding member of Dream Equal, a global youth-led nonprofit focused on achieving gender equity and has helped impact 800+ girls in 18 countries. She has also conducted research on renewable energy options through numerous internships and is interested in understanding the potential of electric vehicles in India. By joining ESGeneration, she hopes to continue exploring how to create sustainable businesses that contribute positively to the environment.

Co-founder

Henry Eisenhardt

Henry finds his passion in the crossroads of economics, consulting, and environmental sustainability. He is a founder of Optimus Co., an organization that works to create optimized business plans for small businesses, which was also featured in Wharton’s Future of the Business World Podcast. Henry has also conducted research in regard to how annexation affects unemployment through a synthetic control model. In working with ESGeneration he hopes to gain a better understanding of how different communities across the world are working to help the environment, how economies react to environmental protection, and the consumer perspective on environmental justice.

Co-founder

Ryan Wu

Ryan is passionate about environmental sustainability and social improvement. He is involved in legislative work in the Washington state congress and is currently spearheading a bill on biodegradable shipping implements. Within his local community, he is working on integrating students into district board panels. He joined ESGeneration to create change through business in society and in the environment.