Michael Polk’s Leadership Years At Unilever

When Unilever recruited Michael Polk away from Kraft Foods in 2003, the consumer goods giant gained an executive with a rare mix of manufacturing, marketing, and integration experience. He was brought on to lead the company’s United States foods business, a large piece of Unilever’s North American operations. His performance there led to a bigger…

Colcom Foundation Backs Restoration Work in Western PA

A lot of environmental restoration happens at a scale too small to make headlines: a stretch of streambank replanted with native trees, an invasive vine cleared from a hillside, a few acres of wetland brought back to functioning condition. Colcom Foundation directs a large share of its grantmaking toward exactly this kind of ground level…

Colcom Foundation Joins a Crowded Field of PA Funders

Environmental conservation in Pennsylvania draws on a mix of public agencies, private foundations, and earned revenue from land trusts, and Colcom Foundation occupies a specific niche within that funding community. The Colcom Foundation supports habitat restoration, land acquisition, and nonprofit capacity building, work that often falls outside what regulatory programs are equipped to cover. Who…

Justin Nelson Rewrites the JP Morgan Success Formula

Wall Street loves a scoreboard, but Justin Nelson has spent much of his career at J.P. Morgan Private Bank arguing that the most important numbers never show up on it. Redefining Success in Private Banking As Managing Director and Head of the Asset Management and Financial Principals Coverage Team, Nelson oversees a Connecticut based practice…