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Staff Biography

Laura Commike Gitman, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Consulting & Member Services | New York


Laura Commike Gitman

Laura spearheads the Advisory Services practice in BSR’s New York office, working with multinational companies across a range of industry sectors and sustainability issues. In addition, Laura leads BSR's global Financial Services practice, including strategy work with financial services clients and with multiple industries on understanding investor trends. She also serves on BSR’s global Advisory Services Management team, which oversees BSR’s consulting and membership strategy and operations.

Laura's expertise includes sustainability strategy, responsible supply chain management, stakeholder engagement, and CSR reporting. She facilitates senior-level strategy workshops and multistakeholder forums globally, and has published reports on ESG integration in mainstream investing. From 2006 to 2010, Laura facilitated the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, leading the collaborative initiative to grow from 15 to more than 50 electronics companies working to improve conditions in their supply chains.

Laura previously worked for Deloitte Consulting, where she acquired extensive strategy experience advising multinational financial services companies. She also managed a community development project in Ecuador, developed the business strategy for social venture MobileMedia, and worked with the biotechnology sector in Chile for the development organization Endeavor Global.

Laura holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University.

Expertise

Stakeholder engagement and working group facilitation, responsible supply chain management, materiality and strategy, CSR reporting, and ESG investments

Thought Leadership