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Dunstan leads BSR’s work at the intersection of technology and human rights.

Previously, Dunstan led BSR’s information and communications technology, heavy manufacturing, and human rights teams.

He brings significant experience working on a diverse range of engagements and issues, including human rights due diligence, privacy and freedom of expression, sustainability reporting and strategy, and stakeholder engagement.

Dunstan facilitated the multistakeholder process of developing global principles on freedom of expression and privacy, which led to the launch of the Global Network Initiative in October 2008. He also helped create the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, a collaborative initiative of more than 100 ICT companies improving conditions in their supply chains. Dunstan participated in the process of creating the Global Reporting Initiative G3 guidelines, and he is a regular commentator on issues of corporate accountability, reporting, and human rights. He also co-authored the 2010 book Big Business, Big Responsibilities.

Prior to joining BSR in 2004, Dunstan was part of British Telecommunications' corporate responsibility team.

Dunstan has an M.Prof. in Sustainable Development from Forum for the Future.

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With 15 years of experience in sustainability and ESG, Charlotte leads BSR’s global sustainability management practice, supporting companies across sectors to define and implement sustainability strategies that create value for business and society.

With a key focus on changing investor expectations and ESG in the financial services sector, Charlotte helps companies identify priority material topics, engage stakeholders in a meaningful way, define sustainability strategies and goals, and deliver meaningful sustainability reporting. Charlotte also leads BSR’s financial services practice in Europe.

Prior to joining, Charlotte was an analyst for five years at Innovest and Vigeo, two socially responsible investment rating agencies. Charlotte is bilingual in French and English. She holds an M.A. in CSR Management from the University of Paris XII and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado..

Ricki supports BSR’s work across various industries, including food, beverage, and agriculture, consumer products, healthcare, and information and communications technology. She focuses on design and implementation of sustainability strategies, including materiality, governance, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.

Prior to joining BSR, Ricki worked at ZS Associates, a strategy consulting firm, where she advised healthcare companies on their growth marketing strategies. This work entailed designing and executing all stages of market research and then analyzing and synthesizing research results to draw business insights and develop corporate strategies.

Ricki holds a B.S. in Development Sociology from Cornell University.

Margot supports companies in sustainability management and the use of strategic foresight as part of BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab. She also works with BSR members within the consumer sectors practice.

Margot also advises companies on climate change and women’s empowerment. Her experience spans sustainability management, climate risk and resilience, gender equality, communications, employee engagement, innovation management, and learning and development.  

Prior to joining BSR, she was an innovation manager within the fashion and retail sourcing industry, enabling supply chain innovation and sustainability through design thinking and rapid prototyping approaches. Margot previously worked on climate change adaptation projects using nature-based solutions to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities. She has worked on women’s empowerment programs both professionally and as a volunteer strategic advisor for The Women’s Foundation. 

She holds a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and a B.Phil in Sustainable Development, both from the University of Stellenbosch. 

Alessandro Carlucci was recently elected Chairman of the board at BSR, and his interest in sustainability goes back a long way.

He worked for Natura Cosmetics for 25 years, the last 10 as its CEO. During his tenure as CEO, Natura grew fourfold, becoming one of the leading companies in Latin America. At the same time, it reduced its relative CO2 emissions by 33 percent and, by offsetting its emissions, became a carbon-neutral company.

Carlucci also served as chairman of the board at the World Federation of Direct Selling Association and is a board member of Renner, which is the biggest fashion retailer in Brazil.

It is his strong belief that the best way to do business is to integrate economic, social, and environmental aspects of a company which, in turn, generates greater value for all stakeholders.

Carlucci is a Business Administration graduate of Fundação Getulio Vargas, and he continued his studies at the Kellogg School of Business and at INSEAD.

Ouida leads BSR’s Energy and Extractives practice. She applies her experience in international development to her work at BSR, where she advises global corporations across industries, but particularly extractives companies, on human rights; sustainable communities; inclusive economy; diversity, equity and inclusion; and women’s empowerment.

She also previously supported BSR's HERproject.

Prior to joining BSR, Ouida worked with the United Nations Development Programme in Belize, where she developed and contributed to projects on water governance, gender equality, and disability rights. She also has worked at Community Partners International, a nonprofit dedicated to the well-being of the people of Myanmar. Ouida helped build New Global Citizens, an organization dedicated to engaging U.S. youth in global philanthropy and activism. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador, she worked closely with youth, women, and grassroots organizations. She is fluent in Spanish.

As a Rotary World Peace Fellow, Ouida obtained an M.A. in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador. She also holds a B.A. in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.

Aron is recognized globally as a preeminent authority on sustainable business. In addition to leading BSR, which has grown substantially throughout his tenure as President and CEO, Aron advises senior executives at BSR’s more than 250 member companies and other global businesses on the full spectrum of social and environmental issues.

Aron joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights Program, and later opened BSR's Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron serves on advisory boards to CEOs at Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, and SAP, and previously for AXA, Shell, and Nike. He is also a director of the Natural Capital Coalition, the International Integrated Reporting Council, and We Mean Business, and serves as a member of the Steering Council for the World Economic Forum’s Board of Stewards of its Future of Consumption System Initiative.

Aron speaks frequently at leading business forums and is widely quoted in top-tier media such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that enable business success.

Prior to joining BSR, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Hannah works with multinational companies to align business and human rights strategies and facilitate incorporation of sustainable practices into business operations across sectors.

She focuses on the intersection of human rights and new, disruptive technology and leads the Tech Against Trafficking collaborative initiative.

Prior to joining BSR, Hannah worked with the Skoll Foundation, where she co-led the portfolio and investments team’s efforts to identify social entrepreneurs with the potential to drive large-scale social change. Her work led to over US$20 million in grants and investments between 2015 and 2018. Before Skoll, Hannah spent six years working in anti-human trafficking in West Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Bay Area. She is fluent in French.

Hannah holds a Master’s in NGOs and Development from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Political Science and French from the University of Michigan. She currently serves on the advisory boards of Oxfam’s Women in Small Enterprise initiative and Convening17.

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Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab. She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world.

She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.

Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate Sustainability and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events Sustainability, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.

A dual Canadian-French citizen, Christine holds an M.A. in History and a B.A. in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa, she completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian.

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Sara applies her management consulting and international development experience to BSR’s collaboration and inclusive economy work. She also directs the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition.

Previously, Sara worked at Business Call to Action—a multistakeholder platform of the United Nations Development Programme focused on inclusive business innovations in support of the Millennium Development Goals—recruiting and advising companies and social enterprises developing products and services to address the needs of low-income populations. She also worked at McKinsey and Company, consulting global companies and development organizations on projects related to strategy, corporate social responsibility, economic development, and philanthropy. Sara has also contributed to social and environmental justice programs in Latin America through the Inter-American Dialogue, the Sierra Club, and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. She speaks English and Spanish.

Sara has an M.B.A. from IE Business School in Spain, and a B.A. in Plan II and Latin American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.

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Eileen Gallagher guides companies to integrate sustainability into business strategy and take action on climate change. Eileen leads BSR’s climate change practice in Asia, working closely with companies to assess and disclose climate risk in alignment with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build climate resilience throughout the value chain.

Before joining BSR, Eileen was vice president at Edelman, where she implemented strategic sustainability plans for companies to optimize resources, source responsibly, and build community engagement programs. While at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Eileen advanced policy solutions on climate change, sustainable development, and urban resiliency.

Eileen holds a Master’s of Environmental Management from Duke University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. 

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Laura is a global expert on corporate sustainability, with two decades of experience in strategy consulting and has advised senior executives at global companies across a range of industry sectors and sustainability issues.

Laura has also been a leader in BSR’s organizational growth and impact. She launched BSR’s financial services practice and New York office, and she is currently the Chief Operating Officer, leveraging her strengths in strategy, organizational change, and people management.

Laura works with leading global companies to develop and enhance their sustainability strategies to maximize value for business and society. She is sought after to facilitate senior-level strategy workshops and multistakeholder collaborations. She has published reports on environmental, social, and governance trends among investors as well as sustainability integration and leadership. From 2006 to 2010, she facilitated the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, growing the initiative from 15 to more than 50 companies.

Laura previously worked for Deloitte Consulting, where she acquired extensive strategy experience advising multinational financial services companies. She also worked on several community and economic development projects in Latin America.

Laura holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She is an adjunct professor in the Bard M.B.A. in Sustainability program, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a member of the UN Global Compact Expert Network.

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Thibault Gravier leads BSR's Supply Chain Sustainability practice, focusing on the development and implementation of sustainable sourcing strategies with companies, collaborative initiatives, and research for innovative approaches.

Thibault has more than 12 years of experience working with global organizations to dramatically improve the sourcing practices and sustainable impact of critical raw materials.

Prior to BSR, Thibault founded two entrepreneurial ventures: Actions & CO2, an engineering consulting firm specializing in carbon footprints, and then Transitions, a leading French consultancy agency specialized in sustainable sourcing, which he ran for more than eight years. 

Through leading efforts in responsible fruit production to deforestation-free sourcing (including soy, palm oil/palm kernel oil, rubber, pulp and paper, coconut oil, and more) for the retail, cosmetic, and oleochemical sectors, Thibault has in-depth expertise in the complexity of supply chains and has pioneered innovative practices such as insetting, reverse sourcing strategies, and new business models for supply chains.

Beyond sustainable sourcing, Thibault has been involved in various projects to reduce the carbon footprint of some of the major fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) along their supply chains.

Thibault holds a M.S in Business and Administration and Environmental Management from ESC Amiens Business School and Melbourne Swinburne University of Technology and a Management Degree from Shanghai Dong Hua University.  

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With more than 20 years of sustainable development experience, John leads BSR's global infrastructure and financial services practices, advising companies on corporate sustainability strategy, responsible investing and project development, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk management.

Before BSR, John was the founder and president of SunOne Solutions, a leading carbon project developer in North and South America. John worked as a staff member in the World Bank's sustainable development group, where he managed global energy and transport infrastructure projects and the vice president for sustainable development's front office, and served as the infrastructure advisor in the Thailand and Kosovo country offices. He has also held positions in the airline transport industry, with a private infrastructure project developer in Chile, and with an impact investing fund in the Balkans.

John holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University, an International M.B.A. from the University of South Carolina, and a B.S. in International Trade and Finance from Louisiana State University.

Paul leads BSR’s Industrials and Transport and Logistics practices, helping companies to align innovative sustainability practices with business strategy and operations. Paul works with leaders in the manufacturing, automotive, freight, and aviation industries to put sustainability strategy into action.

Paul has over 25 years of industry experience in engineering and sustainability leadership roles. He has deep experience in product development, greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, sustainability reporting, and sustainability strategy. Previously, he founded an independent consultancy helping mid-size industrials get started on their sustainability journey.

Paul holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.B.A. from Marquette University.

Anna leads BSR’s work on emerging issues, including our publication The Fast Forward, as part of the Sustainable Futures Lab. 

Before joining BSR, she worked for Forum for the Future, first as editor of its sustainable solutions magazine Green Futures and then as founding curator of the Futures Centre, a horizon-scanning and sensemaking platform. She went on to lead her own foresight and innovation agency, Flux Compass, working with business and global bodies, such as Swire Group, Kering, UNICEF, and UNDP, as well as youth groups and educational institutions.

Publications include a paper in the Journal of Futures Studies (2020) on using futures to build dialogue in conflict and two books with Springer, The Innovation-Friendly Organization (2017) and The Brand Strategist’s Guide to Desire (2014). 

Anna holds a BA in English and French from Oxford University and a MA in Gender Studies from SOAS, London University, and is a certified life coach. 

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Taslima supports the implementation of HERproject in Bangladesh. She coordinates with HERproject local stakeholders, including the suppliers, local brand representatives, and HERproject local partners. She also works closely on the capacity building of the local partners. 

Before joining BSR, she worked at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) as a Research Officer. In addition, she has experience of working on development projects with international and national organizations such as World Bank Bangladesh, Caritas Bangladesh, Chemists Without Borders, and Rotaract Club de Reims. 

Taslima acquired a BSc in Public Health at the Asian University for Women (AUW) and a Master’s in Public Health at North South University (NSU). She is a certified mediator based on social skills, conflict resolution, mediation, and intercultural communication. Taslima is passionate about working in sustainable development related to women’s empowerment and health.

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Isadora supports BSR’s HERproject. She focuses on the implementation of HERproject programs in Bangladesh, India, and Cambodia.

Prior to joining BSR, Isadora was an associate social affairs officer at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), where she was part of the gender and social inclusion team. In this role, she focused on women’s entrepreneurship and the need to create a gender-responsive environment in the Asia-Pacific region. She has specific expertise in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and inclusive business and she has international work experience with private-sector and consulting companies, NGOs, and think-tanks such as GlobalCAD-Centre of Partnerships for Development; PAU Education; ReSeT-Center for Research on Security and Transnational governance; and No Peace Without Justice.

Isadora holds a Master’s Degree in International Law and Economics with a focus on International Development and Humanitarian Action. Her native language is French, and she is fluent in English and Spanish.

Jorgette leads BSR’s consumer products practice for the United States, and the global food, beverage, and agriculture practice. She focuses on aligning innovative sustainability practices with business strategy and operations, working with executives from the food, beverage, and agriculture; consumer packaged goods; apparel; footwear; and retail industries, among others.

Jorgette brings more than 10 years of experience consulting with multinational companies and governments, with expertise in supply chain management, procurement, strategy, and employee engagement. She has worked at Arthur Andersen, Great Place to Work, and Unisys. She also spent four years at PepsiCo leading global supplier CSR assurance. Jorgette speaks English and Spanish.

Jorgette holds a B.A. in Economics and Policy Studies, with a minor in Marketing, from Syracuse University.

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Edwina works with consumer products and food, beverage, and agriculture companies on sustainability strategy, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable supply chains. She also supports the Sustainable Lifestyles Frontier Group.

Prior to joining BSR, Edwina worked for Kingfisher plc and was responsible for planning, performance management, and reporting for the Net Positive program across multiple brands’ built portfolio. She managed one of Kingfisher’s largest integrated climate change mitigation investment programs from concept to board approval and delivery. Previously, Edwina held a number of management consulting roles with AECOM and Davis Langdon LLP, working with clients on projects ranging from sustainability strategy to risk management procedures and technical tool development and analysis to U.K. industry engagement and guidance.

Edwina holds an M.S. in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.S. in Environmental Science and International Development from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.

Paloma leads BSR’s work at the intersection of finance and human rights. She advises financial institutions on embedding respect for human rights into corporate governance, across products and services, and at each stage of the investment lifecycle.

Prior to joining BSR, Paloma was Advisor to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and Senior Consultant of the UN B-Tech Project, where she developed an ambitious vision for promoting the uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights among investors and led work on responsible investment in digital technologies. Prior to the UN, Paloma launched and served as Director of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, where she developed thought leadership on the investor responsibility to respect human rights and supported corporate engagements across sectors. She also worked as Senior Advisor at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, where she advised governments, companies, and civil society on business and human rights.

Paloma is also Advisory Board member of First Peoples Worldwide, an organization that promotes collaboration between Indigenous Peoples and investors to address the impacts of companies on indigenous communities.

Paloma is Chilean-American and speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. She holds a Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.) in Human Rights from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science, also from Columbia University. 

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With more than 20 years of sustainability experience, Asako advises global technology companies as well as BSR members and partners in Japan to better integrate sustainability into core business strategies.

Prior to joining BSR, Asako was Head of the CSR Management Section at Sony Corporation, and she has more than 10 years of experience leading global sustainability strategies. She has experience in sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, supply chain management, and responsible mineral sourcing and human rights. She also played a key role in shaping the industry framework for the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition.

Asako holds dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Science from the Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan.

As a member of the HERproject team, Joan supports implementation of the farm and factory programs in East Africa.

She facilitates engagements with the public and private sector stakeholders, farm and factory suppliers, and local NGOs for program management and expansion in Kenya and Ethiopia.

Previously, Joan worked at the National Organization of Peer Education (NOPE) in Nairobi, where she was the national coordinator of HERproject. She also worked in different capacities in behavioral communication and services for workplaces, youth, and at-risk and underserved populations in HIV and AIDS-related programming. She was also engaged in the management and administration of the NOPE head office.   

Joan is currently pursuing her M.B.A from University of Nicosia, and holds a B.A. in Community Development and a Minor Degree in Business Administration and Management from Daystar University.

Jeremy is in charge of serving and expanding BSR’s member base in Asia and integrating the work there into our global approach.

BSR’s global thought leadership, informed through field work and local implementations, enables us to work with member companies to create innovative sustainable solutions and globalize the sustainability dialogue.   

Jeremy has extensive experience in supply chain management, business integration, external communications, government relations and compliance operations. Prior to joining BSR in 2006, he spent more than 10 years on equipment sourcing, footwear production and corporate responsibility for Nike, Inc. He also worked in China for five years as the North Asia Regional Compliance Director, covering sustainability issues in Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

Jeremy holds an M.S. in Economic Development from the Patterson School of Diplomacy, and an M.S. in International Commerce from the University of Kentucky.

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Beth helps companies increase business and societal resilience through effective sustainability strategy and management.

She supports BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab and sustainability management teams and regularly advises companies on climate change. Her work includes materiality assessments, strategy development, ERM integration, and strategic foresight. Beth has led engagements in all of BSR’s major industry groups and works regularly with members in the financial services, transport and logistics, industrials and utilities, and ICT sectors.

Prior to joining BSR, Beth served as the director of sustainability for a packaging manufacturer, where she was responsible for corporate-wide sustainability strategy and implementation. Beth also worked as a consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she developed benefit-cost analyses of proposed federal regulation and supported industry partnership development.

Beth holds an M.E.M. from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Economics from Colby College.

Nicolas manages BSR’s work on collaboration. He leads CoLab, BSR's incubator and accelerator of private-sector collaboration, mobilizing the collective power of business to solve some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges.

He is an expert at engaging multi-company and multi-stakeholder collaborations in pursuit of shared business and societal outcomes. Previously, he consulted for companies, governments, and civil society organizations on the positive environmental, social, and economic impacts of their activities. He was also a director at a nonprofit, contributing to member engagement and the economic development agenda of the organization. Before that, he was an anthropology consultant working on public participation.

Nicolas has a Master’s in Economic Evaluation from Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in Paris and a Master’s in in Policy Analysis and Management from the New School University in New York City. He holds a Bachelor’s in Anthropology from Los Andes University in Colombia and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.

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Berkley works with BSR’s consumer products and food, beverage, and agriculture member companies to align business and sustainability strategy and improve social and environmental performance.

She also brings expertise on the relationship between climate and freshwater resources to support BSR’s efforts to catalyze private-sector action on climate change.

Berkley brings broad experience in reporting and disclosure, stakeholder engagement, issues management, and sustainability storytelling. Prior to BSR, she was part of Edelman’s Business + Social Purpose team and the Ceres water program. She has counseled companies in a variety of sectors and geographies, and collaborated with investors and NGOs to increase understanding of and action on sustainability topics. Berkley has also conducted ecology field research exploring ecosystem controls in the United States and South Africa.

Berkley holds a Master of Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a B.A. in Environment Studies from Yale University. 

Follow Berkley @theberks.

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Lauren leads the impact and influence agenda for HERproject, working with global and local companies, business associations, donors, and partners to strengthen and amplify the impact of HERproject.

She is also the business partnerships manager for DFID’s Work and Opportunities for Women program.

Previously, Lauren worked at the Social Science Research Council in New York, where she conducted research on migration, development, and human rights. Lauren’s consulting experience includes giving advice on best practices for monitoring and evaluation for the Center for Socio-Economic Development and developing recommendations on the Sustainable Development Goals agenda for UNDP. With a focus on sustainability in emerging markets, Lauren has led research projects on value chain development and women’s empowerment in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Vietnam.

Lauren holds an M.A. in Public Affairs from Sciences Po and a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University.

David leads BSR’s communications and marketing initiatives, working with a global team to amplify the organization’s mission and showcase its activities, impacts, and thought leadership to members, partners, and the wider business and policy community.

David previously worked for The B Team, a group of global business and civil society leaders working to catalyze a better way of doing business for the well-being of people and the planet. Throughout his 20-year career, he has worked with businesses and nonprofits in economic development, public health, and sustainability to define and communicate their purpose and impacts. .

He has built high-impact communications campaigns for a collaboration to improve maternal health in Zambia and Uganda, driven top-tier media coverage for a major economic development project in upstate New York, and helped strengthen parliamentary capacity and voter education efforts in South Africa and Zambia. He began his career as a newspaper reporter.

David earned his M.A. from The Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University and his B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from Michigan State University.

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Lale works with BSR member companies across industries in human rights and technology.

Prior to BSR, Lale worked with the Partnership on AI to help build its AI for Social Good strategy. Previously, she was a marketing manager at Microsoft, where she played a key role in establishing the company's cloud business across Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. She led go-to-market strategy and execution for IT infrastructure services, cybersecurity products, and business applications.

Lale holds an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business where she focused on responsible business and social sector leadership. She received a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Simone leads BSR's DEI practice, helping companies to create fair and equitable access to opportunity for all stakeholders in their value chains. Through consulting, collaboration, research, and thought partnership, she works with BSR members to advance diversity, inclusion, and systemic change using equity-based approaches.

Simone brings more than 15 years of experience in leading equity initiatives with some of the nation's leading social justice organizations and mission-led corporations. In addition to her work as a strategist, Simone is a former civil rights attorney and trained conflict resolution practitioner, whose scholarship focuses on cross-cultural dispute resolution.

Simone holds a M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from the Werner Institute, Creighton University School of Law; a J.D from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University; and a B.A. in Political Science and Criminal Justice from the University of South Alabama.

David leads BSR’s climate practice to maximize the impact of our applied research, collaborative initiatives, and work with individual companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resilience. He is also the international policy lead for the We Mean Business coalition.

Before joining BSR, David was a climate diplomat for the Marshall Islands with the advisory group Independent Diplomat and led on transparency issues in the UN climate negotiations for the Alliance of Small Island States. As an international lawyer with the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, David built up the environmental treaty expertise of countries across the globe. He began his career as a securities litigator with Fried Frank in New York before focusing on climate change and energy.

David holds a LL.M. in International Law from New York University, a J.D. and M.A. in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.

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