Charles Carroll

Charles is the founder of New Outlook Financial, a financial planning firm based in Portland, Oregon that specializes in sustainable personal finance. New Outlook offers comprehensive and specific planning in the areas of: insurance, education saving, investment, retirement and estate planning, spending management, financial independence and green entrepreneurship on a fee-only, hourly basis. In his work as a financial planner and investment advisor, Charles weaves what he learned in the Green MBA program with his other professional experiences as a river guide, wilderness educator, wildland photographer, watershed advocate, project manager and small business consultant. “I thoroughly enjoy the adventure of helping people craft well reasoned long-term plans for living a sustainable life. The Green MBA program gave me an invaluable set of tools to use in my work.” Other pursuits Charles enjoys are organic gardening, surfing, outrigger paddling, fly-fishing, wilderness and international travel, whitewater boating and other river related activities. Charles graduated from the Green MBA program in 2003. He also holds a BA in Sustainable Community Development from Prescott College.

What people are saying about the GreenMBA

"Learning how to "breakdown" a project has been a fabulous tool for me in business.  I am a Facilities/Project Manager by training and have to think "systemically" in my daily work day, however, getting fully engaged in a "project" for class and working on a "team" project takes you deeper into the process.  How to use systemics and critical thinking in determining whether a project is ready "for the street" or whether it needs to be drilled deeper to get the core of what will make it successful.  It's a study in chaos and systems planning.  I find myself thinking about who will be my next "test case" - or victim!!!"

Linda L. Schanfein
Cohort B
GYMBA