Rob Toker

Current

• Advisor at Forum for Student Entrepreneurs and Consultants
• SVP - Senior Vice President, Technology Solutions Group at SCC Americas - Sindicatum Carbon Capital

Education

• Tufts University
• Harvard University
• Boston University

• Algonquin
• Melican School

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Rob Toker’s Summary

As the leader of the SCC Americas Technology Solutions Group, Robert Toker is focused on identifying how emerging technologies can be commercially deployed into a range of renewable energy solutions. Rob brings to this role broad experience in developing deep, convergent technology businesses, often at the intersection of private enterprise and public policy.

Technology is the coin of the realm in both supply side and demand side management clean energy projects. The application of appropriate technologies that reduce risk and increase returns is central to our mission and to the realization of positive outcomes for our firm and our project partners.

Principal equity investment

US and international project development and finance

Technology strategy and strategic investment

Carbon Finance
Green House Gas Mitigation (GHG)
Carbon Trading
Clean Energy Technology
Programmatic Emissions Reductions
Gold Standard Emissions Reduction Projects

Waste to Energy - WTE
Ag Methane
Anaerobic Digestion - AD
Animal Waste to Energy
MSW to Energy
Waste Heat Recovery - WHR
Coal Mine Methane - CMM
Gas to Liquids - GTL

Renewable Energy
Distributed Generation - DG
Cogeneration - CHP
Bioenergy
Advanced Biofuels
Biomass
Small Hydro
Low Head Hydro
Geothermal
Ground Source Heat Pumps

Water Technology

ESCO - EE - Energy Efficiency
Demand Management
Energy Conservation Measures - ECMs

CCS
Coal Gasification
EOR

Utility Scale Storage
Advanced PV

Black Swans


"There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come."

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

Rob Toker’s Specialties:

Business Planning and Strategy,
Operations Planning and Execution,
Emergy Energy Technology and Business Development,
Open Innovation, Tech Transfer and Technology Program Management,
Deal Sourcing, Strategic Alliances and Joint Venturing,
Venture Capital and Private Equity,
Technology Assessment and Commercialization,
Strategic Marketing and Communications, PR
Utility Player,
Zero Gravity Thinking

Rob Toker’s Experience

• Advisor

  Forum for Student Entrepreneurs and Consultants

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• SVP - Senior Vice President, Technology Solutions Group

  SCC Americas - Sindicatum Carbon Capital

  (Privately Held; Investment Banking industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Technology strategy and strategic investment

Rob Toker’s Education

• Tufts University

  MSEM , 2001 — 2002

  Technology and Innovation Concentration - Industrial Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Bionanotechnology, Bioreactor Design

• Harvard University

  Science and Technology 1998 — 2000

  Publications
  
  Cycloserine added to risperidone in patients with primary negative symptoms of schizophrenia
  
  Schizophrenia Research, Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages 19-23
  
  Evins, A Eden : Amico, Ed : Posever, Thomas A : Toker, Rob : Goff, Donald C
  
  D-Cycloserine, a partial agonist at the glycine recognition site of the NMDA receptor has previously been shown to improve negative symptoms when added to conventional antipsychotics and to worsen negative symptoms when added to clozapine. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of D-cycloserine when added to risperidone on negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

  Activities and Societies:

  Molecular Biology, BioChem, Organic Chem, etc

• Boston University

  BA , Economics , 1988 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Study abroad in London, UK
  Rugby Football Club
  Patricia A. Carlson Scholarship

• Algonquin

• Melican School

Additional Information

Rob Toker’s Interests:

Walking (uphill), Sailing, Boston Red Sox Baseball, Cultures, Travel, Behavioral Economics, Foreign Relations and Security Policy Ancora Imparo

Rob Toker’s Groups:

Greater Houston Partnership Energy Collaborative: Carbon Markets Task Force - Houston, Texas USA 2008 - Present
Member

Houston Angel Network (HAN) - Houston, Texas USA 2007 - Present
Member

BIOHOUSTON – Houston, Texas USA 2005 - 2007
Advisory Board Member

RICE ALLIANCE – Houston, Texas USA 2005 - Present
Advisory Board Member, Clean Tech Advisory Board, Life Sci. Advisory Board

BRITISH AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL (BABC) – Dallas, Texas USA 2005 - 2007 Board Member

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM – Austin, Texas USA 2006 Office of the Chancellor – Technology Transfer Advisory Board Member

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    European Corporate Finance Association
•    Executive Suite
•    Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
•    U.S. Government Relations & Public Affairs
•    Link2Europe
•    Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network
•    EEC Global Sustainable Development
•    GreenTek
•    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
•    LI Switzerland
•    MiamiLink.org
•    Water Professionals
•    The-Green-Group.com
•    Sustainable Investment Forum
•    Private Equity Investment Group
•    Global Green Power plc
•    Global Private Equity & Venture Capital
•    Energy People Connect
•    Friends of Scotland
•    The Cellulose Community
•    Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
•    Hong Kong Connection
•    Clean Energy Community
•    New York Venture Community
•    Energy & Utilities Network
•    RENEWABLES AND ENVIRONMENT
•    Data Carbon: Software-Strategy-Sustainability
•    CleanTech Network
•    United States BioEnergy Professionals Network
•    Swiss Business Club
•    Sustainable Energy Development
•    SwissNet
•    Desalination
•    Transatlantic Forum
•    The Climatini Club
•    Global Renewable Energy Network (GReEN)
•    Future Power Generation
•    Cross-Border-Transactions

Rob Toker’s Honors:

Patricia A. Carlson Scholarship - 1988

UK Trade & Investment - US Board Award Selection Committee - 2007

UK Trade & Investment - Excellence in Strategic Marketing Award - 2007

RICE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION – Houston, Texas USA 2006 - 2009 Judge

All Energy Conference – Aberdeen, Scotland 2008
Presenter

Harvard Business Review (HBR): "Start Thinking About Carbon Credits – Now” 2008
Co-Author

Symposium on Sustainable Design – Austin, Texas USA, USA 2008
Organiser in concert with Austin Technology Council (ATC)

Environmental Finance Magazine: Opportunities and trends in Carbon Markets – Miami, Florida USA 2008
Moderator

Next Generation Biofuels: Innovations in Finance and Technology – Houston, Texas USA, Miami, Florida USA 2007

Emerging Opportunities in Global Carbon Emissions Trading – Houston, Texas USA 2007

Presentation of ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MARKET (AIM) OF THE LSE – Dallas and Houston Texas USA 2006 - Present

Rob Toker’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch