Rhonda Dibachi MBA ’87 is co-founder and and Chief Operating Officer for The Noribachi Group LLC, a private equity firm focused on CleanTech. They have funded and are building several Clean Tech businesses from LED/solar lighting to custom solar material manufacturing to light-powered consumer electronics to home energy storage systems. Dibachi serves as the COO for many of The Noribachi Group’s portfolio companies. Prior to co-founding the Noribachi Group, she was a co-founder of Niku Corporation, an enterprise software company that served the needs of project and resource management organizations. She served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning and Senior Vice President of Development. She was responsible for the design and development of Niku’s products. Earlier, Dibachi was an executive for Webvan, the online grocery store. She also held a number of positions in Oracle’s Business Applications division, including Director of Testing, Development Manager and Architect. She is co-author of Just Add Management: Seven Steps to Creating a Productive Workplace and Motivating Your Employees In Challenging Times (McGraw-Hill, 2002). Dibachi also serves on the New Mexico State Board of Finance.