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With a decade of experience in global health, Byron contributes to BSR’s consulting and collaboration efforts in healthcare.

Byron has significant experience in strategy development, innovative program design, strategic partnerships, communications, marketing, and the monitoring and evaluation of public health programs.

Before joining BSR, Byron managed a portfolio of grants and partnerships related to HIV/AIDS and digital health within the corporate social responsibility department at Johnson & Johnson, where he worked with business leaders, governments, and nonprofit organizations to improve health outcomes in resource-limited settings. He also has previous experience in management consulting for pharmaceutical companies and health-focused foundations. Byron started his career in healthcare at the HIV/AIDS international NGO mothers2mothers, which is based in South Africa.

Byron holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University.

Follow @h@LauraGitman

Laura spearheads BSR’s New York office, working with global companies across a range of industry sectors and sustainability issues. She also serves on BSR’s Executive Committee and oversees global membership strategy and services. 

Laura works with leading global companies to develop and enhance their sustainability strategies in order to maximize value for both business and society. She runs senior-level sustainability strategy workshops and multi-stakeholder forums and she launched BSR’s global financial services and media practices. She works with consumer products and healthcare companies, among others.

She has also published reports on environmental, social, and governance integration in mainstream investing, 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 electronics companies.

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 a social venture in Brazil, and worked with the biotechnology sector in Chile.

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.

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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 oversees professional development and recruitment in EMEA.

Since joining BSR, Cecile has worked on and led projects on stakeholder engagement, reporting, materiality, and strategy, mostly in the healthcare; consumer products; and food, beverage, and agriculture sectors.

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 focuses on human rights and sustainability strategies for our members from the manufacturing, energy, information and communications technology, and transport and logistics industries. 

Prior to BSR, Aude worked for 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 in Deloitte’s sustainability services practice, where she advised multinational companies on carbon strategies and audited social and environmental data. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.

Aude holds an M.B.A. from the ESSEC Business School in Paris.