Chris Tolles

Chris Tolles

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Climate change threatens all humanity. I want to help fix it. I run Yard Stick PBC; we…

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Volunteer Experience

  • Harvard Innovation Labs Graphic

    Mentor

    Harvard Innovation Labs

    - 4 years

    The Harvard i-lab provides all the physical and intellectual resources current Harvard students need to develop and grow their startups, including one-to-one advising, office hours with industry experts, workshops, an incubator program, and a competition.

    I helped startup teams figure out what the hell they should do.

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    MassChallenge

    - 3 years

    MassChallenge is the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet. Alumnae have raised $1.4B+ in funding, generated $575M+ in revenue, and created 50,000 jobs around the world.

    I helped startup teams figure out what the hell they should do.

  • MIT Launch Graphic

    Mentor

    MIT Launch

    - 1 year

    Education

    MIT Launch Summer brings together high school students from all over the US and world each summer to MIT campus to become entrepreneurs in a 4-week program. This experience connects students to many of the best startup networks and leaders across campus for instruction and best practices, engraining them in the MIT culture of Mens et Manus - mind and hand.

    I helped student teams figure out what the hell they should do.

  • Member, Board of Directors (formerly Member, Board of Advisors)

    Rebuild Africa

    - 4 years 11 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Rebuild Africa is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by William "Bill" Massaquoi in 2007. After completing his Masters degree in International Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bill asked several friends to join him in starting Rebuild Africa with the aim of partnering with the people of Liberia to rebuild their war-ravaged lives and communities through education, vocational training, mentoring and the provision of opportunities and resources to create jobs…

    Rebuild Africa is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by William "Bill" Massaquoi in 2007. After completing his Masters degree in International Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bill asked several friends to join him in starting Rebuild Africa with the aim of partnering with the people of Liberia to rebuild their war-ravaged lives and communities through education, vocational training, mentoring and the provision of opportunities and resources to create jobs and services that would benefit the poor.

    I helped RA explore opportunities in economic development and locally-considered school construction.

Honors & Awards

  • Dean's Scholarship

    Boston University Graduate School of Management

    Merit-based scholarship for MBA students demonstrating "outstanding professional, academic, and personal qualities."

  • D.Light Design Photography Fellowship

    D.Light Design Inc.

    Traveled with prototypes of D.Light products to perform market analysis and product feedback documentation in west Africa.

  • Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

    Thomas J. Watson Foundation

    "The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship offers college graduates of 'unusual promise' a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel -- in international settings new to them -- to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community."

Languages

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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