Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> June 18, 2002
BRUCE USHER is CEO of EcoSecurities Group Ltd., the leading greenhouse
gas advisory firm in the world. Mr. Usher is responsible for management
of EcoSecurities' holding company, including external financing,
corporate control and operational functions. Prior to EcoSecurities he
was co-Founder, President and CEO of TreasuryConnect LLC, a software
development firm founded in 1999 to provide electronic trading solutions
to banks, investment banks and Global 1000 corporations.
TreasuryConnect was financed by investment subsidiaries of AIG Financial
Products Corporation, Enron Corporation, The Williams Capital Group, and
eVentures International. TreasuryConnect was sold to eSpeed Inc,
developer of the world's largest electronic financial marketplace, in
May 2001, and became the Software Solutions division of eSpeed. For the
previous six years, Mr. Usher participated in strategic development and
was responsible for managing sales, trading and administration as Chief
Operating Officer of The Williams Capital Group, a boutique
institutional investment bank specializing in capital markets activities
for major corporations and institutional investors. During that time
Williams Capital grew from a startup to 55 professional employees with
offices in New York and London. Prior to that, he spent four years as a
Vice President and Trader of structured derivative securities at Lehman
Brothers in both New York and Tokyo. Before joining Lehman, Mr. Usher
worked for several years trading derivatives at the Chuo Trust & Banking
Company in Tokyo. Mr. Usher received an MBA with Distinction from
Harvard Business School and is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at
Columbia Business School. Profile
Mr. Usher: We are the leading advisory firm in the field of greenhouse
gas emissions, advising companies, governments and
