Pamela J. Gordon —Founder of Technology Forecasters Inc., and CEO of TFI Environment
(http://www.techforecasters.com/; http://www.techforecasters.com/consulting/environment/ )
This is Ms. Gordon's 5th seminar in Israel in 11 years, having spoken before to VPs of Operations in events organized by Nistec on the topics of outsourcing, manufacturing strategy, and environmental trends. She leads a strategic‑consulting firm serving some of the world's best known electronics companies (Cisco, Thomson, Flextronics, etc.) in best-practice supply‑chain and profitable environmental steps. In 2001 she wrote the book Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment, published by Berrett‑Koehler Publishers.
With TFI Environment's High-Return Environmental & Social Responsibility Partnerships with Technology Companies, clients work in partnership with clients to reduce environmental impact of facilities, products, supply chains, and logistics—and share in the success. Since 1997, TFI has conducted dozens of environmental benchmarking studies chronicling the most profitable approaches to meeting environmental requirements and—beyond that—proactively becoming environmental leaders. TFI Environment trains engineers in designing their products for leading-edge “design-for-environment” rules, coaches' executives in setting strategic goals for environmental leadership with products and facilities worldwide, and executes on environment-and-social-responsibility roadmaps for select clients.
Before founding Technology Forecasters, Inc., in 1987, Ms.Gordon was a senior analyst at GnosticConcepts, Inc., an electronics industry market‑research firm. Ms. Gordon is a Certified Management Consultant by the Institute of Management Consultants, and was Chair ofthe IMC's Northern California chapter. A prolific author, Ms.Gordon has written nearly 500 articles for trade and business journals. Ms. Gordon is also quoted in more than 100 journals and newspapers, is a popular guest lecturer at universities, and is interviewed on radio and television regarding outsourcing and profitable, environmental business practices. She is a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society graduate from San Jose State University.