Chase Weir

Current

• CEO at Distributed Sun
• Executive Chairman at EarthShot Foundation

Past

• Chairman & CEO at TinselVision
• Principal at ASI Entertainment
• Chairman/Founder at The Readiness Company

• Advisor & Strategist at 2000 & 2004 US Presidential Campaigns & National Party Committee
• Project Director, Consultant at Various

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Education

• University of North Carolina

Recommended

3 people have recommended Chase

Connections

342 connections

Industry

Renewables & Environment

Websites

• Distributed Sun
• Striking a Match

Chase Weir’s Summary

Start-up, non-profit, clean energy/technology and cross-industry entrepreneur, owner and senior executive leader.
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Lead roles in small to medium acquisitions, spin-offs, and reverse-mergers. President, CEO & Chairman roles across industries for 10+ years.
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Part-time visionary, full-time deal-closer, sometimes pioneer and very occasional adventurer.
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Retained advisor to presidential campaigns, US House leadership and US national party committees.
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Negotiated dozens of software and entertainment licenses as licensor and licensee with multi-nationals globally from Japan and India to the US and UK.
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Former advisor to global alternative energy company in Dubai, UAE. Lead advisory roles in biomass and wind. LEED AP CI.
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Recently formed the Common Energy & Environment Language Initiative (CEELI).
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Talents lean toward vision, strategy, leadership, data-driven decision-making, written and verbal communication and team building, identifying and closing trusted partnerships and lighthouse opportunities, and moving or climbing a mountain and trekking a glacier here and there.

Chase Weir’s Specialties:

Have secured multiple angel, seed, series A/B/C equity and debt commitments and closings. Management roles across industries, including research, entertainment, education, mobility, energy and environment. 5 commercial software releases, 7 product launches, and 8 filings with USPTO. Functional lead in licensing, operations, finance, fundraising, M&A, sales, marketing, public relations, product development, strategic planning, NPO formation and management, and intellectual property.

Chase Weir’s Experience

• CEO

  Distributed Sun

  (Renewables & Environment industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

• Executive Chairman

  EarthShot Foundation

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

• Chairman & CEO

  TinselVision

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 3 months)

  Principally responsible for finance and business development strategies, service modeling, and key partnerships, while building the senior management team and boards of directors and advisors.
  
  Closed Series A and B financing and, secured licensing deals with Zee TV, Star TV, B4U Networks, Yash Raj Films, UTV, Shemaroo Entertainment, Zoom TV, Sony and NDTV, among many others.

• Principal

  ASI Entertainment

  (Market Research industry)

  February 2001 — November 2005 (4 years 10 months)

  As president of Consumer Dynamics, Chase led the acquisition of ASI, which pioneered the use of response technology in televisual research. He introduced new licensed software and mobility tools, expanded offerings into education and training, and extended the firm's scope into presidential campaigns.
  
  ASI was profiled in Malcolm Gladwell's 2007 best-seller, Blink. Established by Columbia Pictures and now privately held by Chase and his partners, ASI's current/former clients include ABC, CBS, NBC, Discovery, MTV, UPN, WB, FOX, CNN, HBO, BET, Paramount, Showtime and many more.

• Chairman/Founder

  The Readiness Company

  (Computer Software industry)

  April 2001 — October 2005 (4 years 7 months)

  Founded and led company through first $3M in investment and sales. Conceived, designed and commercially released company's core software offerings.
  
  Recruited seasoned board of directors and veteran CEO. Established strategic investment and co-marketing partnerships with C-level executives at HP, Palm, Microsoft and Symbol Technologies.

• Advisor & Strategist

  2000 & 2004 US Presidential Campaigns & National Party Committee

  (Political Organization industry)

  2000 — 2004 (4 years )

  Retained for work with 2000 presidential campaign on debate planning/analysis and message management. Advised party chairman and key staff, campaign speech writers, press secretaries, senior advisors and rapid response teams.
  
  Again in 2004, assembled voter groups nationwide for message and issues studies, data collection and opinion analyses.

• Project Director, Consultant

  Various

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years )

  Led projects on contract with various public and private enterprises, including US Congress, National Constitution Center, US Farm Bureau, Mirage Casinos, Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, Accenture, Playboy Enterprises, Ralph Lauren, Sara Lee Corporation, and others.

Chase Weir’s Education

• University of North Carolina

  BS , Management , 1997

  Magna Cum Laude

  Activities and Societies:

  Internships with Ernst & Young and US Congress. Secondments with Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Motor Trades Association of Australia and Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. Chairman of Memphis Collegiate and Future Leaders Advocating Good Government.

Additional Information

Chase Weir’s Websites:

• Distributed Sun
• Striking a Match

Chase Weir’s Interests:

Clean technologies. Writing. Mountain climbing. Glacier Trekking. Kayaking. Diving. Swimming. Ancient Maya civilization. Hosting poker tournaments. Chess. Foreign affairs. And, photography.

Chase Weir’s Groups:

Mindshare Alumni Network, Charter Member of TiE-DC, Aspen Institute, Scottish Rite, MENSA, City Tavern Club of Georgetown, The University Club of Washington, DC, City Club in DC, Tower Club in VA, Amigos de las Americas, PADI, ExecutiveBiz Forum.

•    MindShare Alumni
•    Aspen Institute Socrates Society
•    One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)!
•    TiE-DC Charter Members
•    Rock Climbing
•    TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
•    New England Clean Energy Council

Chase Weir’s Honors:

2009 Aspen Environment Forum Scholarship

2009 Leadership Scholar - Aspen Institute

Graduate - Mindshare Class of 2003

Two-time Graduate - Leadership Institute

Study Abroad Scholar - Australian Parliament

Henry & Lena Meyer Kahn Scholar

Interdisciplinary Honors Scholar - U of M

Volunteer Alumnus - Amigos de las Americas

Distinguished Service Award - United Nations

Service Award - Ministry of Education, Costa Rica

Research Grant Recipient - Copan & Tikal

Outstanding Leadership - Memphis Collegiate

Rookie of the Year - Southwestern Publishing

Chase Weir’s Contact Settings

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