Michael Gold

Nolan Bushnell, founder of legendary game company Atari, is the subject of this story I wrote for Sequoia Capital's blog on their most impactful founders.

I wrote this article about the worship of "economic growth" and what can substitute for it for The Economist Group's Sustainability Project.

Bank of the West conducted a survey of business leaders on their use of and attitudes toward sustainable finance. I wrote this piece analyzing the findings for their Means and Matters blog.

I wrote this piece, addressing the debate on the purpose of the company between "shareholder primacy" and "shareholderism", as part of The Economist Group's Sustainability Project.

I wrote this article about a penguin researcher whose findings can help scientists gain a better understanding of climate change and its impact on the Antarctic. Commissioned by and published for Economist Impact's Sustainability Hub.

Profile of Zipline founder Keller Rinaudo for a Sequoia Capital series on their portfolio companies. His firm's drones are upending the inefficient and carbon-intensive last-mile logistics sector.

Wrap-up and key takeaways of the Economist's World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific—the premiere blue economy event on the annual calendar.

Profile of AMP Robotics founder Matanya Horowitz for a Sequoia Capital series on their portfolio companies. His firm's robotic eyes and arms are at the bleeding edge of recycling sorting and contributing to a major plank of the world's decarbonization efforts.

My overview wrap-up article on the COP26 conference for The Economist Impact’s Sustainability Hub.

Deep dive into how companies are leveraging a changed notion of agility in a post-pandemic world. I served as research and program manager and was heavily involved in paper drafting. Published June 2021 for The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Hitachi.

The urgency of climate change has forced the world’s diplomats into a delicate dance, one in which the co-operation required to address this existential threat must be balanced against myriad points of disagreement in other fields. Nowhere is this more apparent than for the US and China, the world’s two biggest economies and the source of nearly half of all global emissions in 2019. In this article I explore whether either can lead the world into a green future.

Short article discussing how AI is being utilized by those looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Researched and written entirely by me. Published May 2021 for The Economist Intelligence Unit.