Elisa is a recognized thought leader on sustainable business models and ESG. She has been advising business leaders for more than 15 years on transforming their business models into profitable impact organizations. She focuses on helping them understand the material interrelationships between sustainable issues, risk, reward, and impact by creating practical tools that link sustainable business practices to financial results.
She has been recognized “As A TOP 50 Leader” by the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, listed by Gartner as a top 5 “Cool Vendor” in Sustainable Business Solutions, and was a member and signatory of the United Nations Global Compact Business Leader’s Summit on Sustainable Business Solutions. She has collaborated over the past 15 years with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative, and Carbon
Disclosure Project (and others) with a focus on working towards building a global unified framework for sustainability standards and a toolset that would allow sustainable business intelligence and management to become integrated alongside operational and financial management.
Elisa has served as a speaker and subject matter specialist on ESG and sustainable business models at many conferences worldwide, and worked as a subject matter specialist for large consulting and accounting firms, directly with companies such as De Beers, Ralph Lauren, Vuori, USPS, Cushman & Wakefield, Walmart, Guess Jeans, Paul Smith, Oxford Industries, Canada Post, McCann Worldgroup, in addition to not-for-profit organizations, and international governments. She has led teams and start- ups entering new markets and helped organizations launch programs and products ensuring they are based on impact business models for the future.
Before focusing on sustainable and impact business models, Elisa worked globally in the C-Suite of some of North America and Europe’s most recognized consumer brands. This was her inspiration to prove there was a more sustainable path forward. Elisa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
