Follow @h@LauraGitman

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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Cecile works with BSR members to advance sustainability strategies and better partner with stakeholders to create more resilient and inclusive business practices. She also leads BSR’s global staffing process and people management in EMEA, which includes recruitment and professional development.

Cecile leads projects on stakeholder engagement, materiality, and strategy, mostly in the healthcare; consumer products; and food, beverage, and agriculture sectors. She also leads the Healthcare Working Group.

Prior to joining BSR, Cecile served as deputy director for SGS Sustainability Services. Her work involved developing service offerings for sustainable supply chains. Before that, she was executive director of SFSTP, one of the largest associations of industrial pharmacists in Europe. She started her career in the chemicals industry, working for Clariant in the U.K. and Canada. She speaks French and English.

Cecile holds an M.B.A. from Ryerson University, a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Business Administration from Kingston University London, and a Life Science degree from University of Angers.

Aude leads BSR’s healthcare practice and works with member companies to advance human rights and promote sustainable and inclusive business practices.

Aude has more than 10 years of experience in sustainability and expertise in human rights due diligence—including human rights impact assessments at the corporate and field levels, human rights strategies, materiality assessments, sustainability strategies, and stakeholder engagement.

She also manages the Healthcare Working Group.

Prior to BSR, Aude worked for the French oil company Total, where she helped develop and expand the company's access to energy program in Africa and Southeast Asia. Before that, she worked as a sustainability consultant at Deloitte. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.

Aude holds an MBA from the ESSEC Business School in Paris.