YBG-NYC

The New York City branch of Yale Blue Green (YBG) seeks to actively bring together Yale alums in the area to foster dialogue, learning and networking in our vibrant city.  We curate monthly events that take advantage of our urban surroundings and all the city has to offer.  Events always include a sustainability angle and range from alumni talks, museum excursions, and service opportunities to networking cocktail hours.  We very much encourage members of YBG-NYC to share ideas about the events they would like to attend or host.

YBG-NYC Co-Chairs

Seojin Park ’17

Sylvia Wang

Tera Hofmann ’20

Uma Bhandaram ’15 MESc

You can be in touch anytime at ybgnyc@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Events

Tree Census at Riverside Park and More, August 29, 4:00-6:00

Did you know that New York City conducts a decadal tree census? Since 1995, NYC has counted its trees and the latest census is underway!Join Yale Blue Green as we team up with Yale/City to participate in Trees Count 2025 – the fourth participatory inventory of NYC’s urban trees. We will record the species, size, location, and condition of the trees and contribute to the study and measurement of the urban forest. Please bring a phone for gathering data.

Register HERE (closes 8/27)
Date and time: August 29 from 4-6pm
Location: Riverside Park, Manhattan
Meeting point: Dinosaur Playground at West 97th St

Afterwards, we will head to a bar nearby and get to know the alums at Yale/City.

Cheers,
Uma Bhandaram, YSE 2015
Seojin Park, YC 2017

Investors for a Better America”, at the Fordham Gabelli School of Business, September 3, 2026

This September 3 will be the first-ever conference on “Investors for a Better America”, at the Fordham Gabelli School of Business, West 62nd St. 🇺🇸

  • Speakers are senior investors from leading family offices and such firms as the Nigerian sovereign wealth fund, UBS, RBC Capital Markets, JP Morgan Asset Management, Bank of America, Millennium, Rothschild Asset Management, Harvard Management Company, Goldman Sachs, B Capital, First Round, Renaissance Technologies, District of Columbia Retirement, International Finance Corporation, Cantor Fitzgerald, and TIAA-CREF. 

This is a nonpartisan conference for family offices and other investors. We believe an open and fair democracy is foundational to a strong investment climate. Capitalism depends on civic conditions that markets cannot create on their own, including:

  • Representative and accountable democracy without over-centralization and with anti-corruption safeguards, 
  • Social trust, 
  • A responsive, fiscally responsible, and effective government with an independent Federal Reserve 
  • The ability to recruit the best people globally, and
  • Strong alliances and open trade, especially with other capitalist democracies.

Admission is complimentary for investing principals of family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors with at least $100m AUM. 

All others: Use 50% discount code: IBA_Teten50_2026 (very limited availability.)

RSVP: https://www.investorsforabetteramerica.org/ . 

All revenues go to Mediators Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit


Cheers,
Uma Bhandaram, YSE 2015
Seojin Park, YC 2017

Past Events

Yale Day of Service: Landscaping Marine Park, Brooklyn’s Largest, May 9, 2026

Spring Happy Hour, Clinton Hall, April 30, 2026

Lunar New Year Celebration

Trees Count 2025, NYC Decadal Tree Census, Mount Prospect Park, Brooklyn, October 4, 2025

Birdwatching at Central Park, September 13, 2025

East River Park Coastal Resiliency Tour, August 6, 2025

Mixer with the Columbia Alumni Global Sustainability Network July 26

Yale Day of Service, May 10

Five Star Gardens, 252 W 121st St, New York, NY 10027
Tasks: Volunteers will support the gardeners with moving soil, gravel, and mulch, cleaning the garden pond, installing weed barriers, and planting native flowers.