Presidio Graduate School Celebrates Record Growth Despite Economic Downturn

Country`s Largest and Fastest-Growing Sustainability-Focused Graduate School
Hails Sixth Anniversary with Record Enrollment and New Board Members
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Presidio Graduate School, the country`s largest and fastest growing graduate
school designed around the principles of sustainability, today heralded its
sixth anniversary by announcing record growth in its enrollment and the
appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors.

Even as the U.S. enters Year Two of the Great Recession, Presidio Graduate
School has continued to enjoy exceptional annual growth, boosting its enrollment
from a starting class of 22 students to over 600 students and graduates among
its MBA, Executive and MPA programs, and winning accolades from business and
civic leaders as well as the country`s leading sustainability experts.

Only six years after its founding, other notable Presidio Graduate School
milestones include:

* Achieving an average annual growth in enrollment of 25 percent.
* Pioneering a groundbreaking approach to sustainability education through its
distinctive MBA and Executive programs.
* Launching a unique new Masters in Public Administration in Sustainable
Management - the country`s first "green MPA" degree program that integrates
principles of sustainable management into core public administration coursework
and trains leaders to address the planet`s most compelling energy and economic
issues.
* Winning leading sustainability awards and competitions - including Wal-Mart`s
Better Living Business Plan Challenge (Western Regional division); Cornell
University`s SustaInvest Competition, and Sustainable Brands New Venture
Exchange Audience Award.
* Incubating students` successful startup sustainability ventures - nearly two
dozen Presidio startups have launched in the last two years alone, with five
ventures securing more than $10 million in initial funding.

"I`m very pleased about our growth and feel very optimistic about the future.
Presidio`s learning community has grown exponentially and is well-positioned for
further expansion and success," said Seyed Amiry, Presidio Graduate School
President and CEO. "This is a pivotal moment in our history and we are immensely
proud of the ways Presidio students and graduates are making a difference by
creating value and innovation in every sector."

Presidio Graduate School also marked its six year anniversary by announcing four
new members to its Board of Directors:

* William Leimbach, MBA, a financial management executive and consultant with
the Reznick Group, PC, serving renewable energy clients.
* Steve Newcomb, successful serial entrepreneur and Founder, CEO and Board Chair
of Virgance, an incubator that builds and owns social enterprises.
* Teresa Pahl, JD, head of the Business & Corporate Section at the Hanson
Bridgett law firm.
* Toni Rembe, JD, President of the van Loben Sels Foundation and senior
advisor/retired partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman LLP.

"It`s an honor to join the Presidio Graduate School board at this exciting time
and I look forward to working with Presidio`s leadership to further expand this
innovative and forward-thinking sustainability learning community," said Steve
Newcomb, founder and CEO of social enterprise incubator Virgance.

A full list of Presidio Graduate School board members is at:
http://www.presidioedu.org/network/board-directors

Presidio Graduate School was one of the first and remains one of the only
schools in the country offering an MBA in Sustainable Management and an MPA in
Sustainable Management. It teaches integrated bottom-line sustainability
principles that serve as the foundation for a strategic commitment to
sustainability, which has been proven to increase every aspect of shareholder
value.

More information about Presidio Graduate School is available at:
http://www.presidioedu.org

About Presidio Graduate School

Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco, California offers innovative graduate
education in sustainable management including an MBA, MPA and Executive Program.
Started in 2003, Presidio features faculty members who are noted scholars and
practitioners in sustainable business. Students and graduates of the programs
use proven sustainable management theory with practical experience to enable
organizations to implement systemic changes for improving the way they do
business and interact with their stakeholders. Presidio Graduate School is an
affiliate of Alliant International University, accredited by the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). For more information, please visit
http://www.presidioedu.org

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