Ameer leads BSR’s climate work in the US and works closely with BSR’s financial services practice. Ameer helps BSR members develop strategies to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and enhance business resilience through climate scenario analysis and planning. He also contributes to collaborative initiatives at BSR and currently supports the Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions.

Prior to joining BSR, Ameer was the chief financial economist at Climate Advisers Trust and Orbitas, where he conducted research on climate scenario analysis and financial research for the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector and engaged institutional investors on deforestation risks in investment portfolios. Ameer also brings over a decade of capital markets experience at financial institutions like ABN Amro, Citi, and Barclays Bank.

Ameer holds a MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BA in Economics and Government from College of William and Mary.

Giulio leads BSR's global climate team. He works with BSR members across consulting, collaborative initiatives, and grants. This often means working with companies on setting and implementing science-based decarbonization plans and collaborating with relevant stakeholders to implement net-zero value chains. 

Giulio’s most recent work has focused on Scope 3 engagement, reverse sourcing, and materials decarbonization strategies. Giulio also works across sectors on implementing the TCFD recommendations and climate scenario analysis.

Prior to joining BSR, Giulio worked for EcoAct, a climate change consulting firm, in both France and Kenya. His work focused on climate targets, carbon neutrality, and project implementation, as well climate risk assessments. 

Giulio holds a MS in Sustainability from HEC Paris School of Management. He also holds a double degree MS in Management and Industrial Engineering and a double degree BS in Technology and International Business from Politecnico di Torino and UIC Barcelona. He lives in London, UK and speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish.

Anine supports BSR’s sustainability work across industries with a primary focus on climate change, just transition, inclusive economy, and development.

Prior to joining BSR, Anine worked at Operate A/S, a Danish consulting company, specializing in stakeholder analysis, stakeholder mapping, and stakeholder engagement as well as advisory in communication strategy and behavioral science. She also did an internship at the Royal Danish Embassy in Chile, where she worked with big public-private partnerships, the pharmaceutical industry, and COP25 (until it was moved to Madrid).

Anine holds an M.Sc. from Copenhagen Business School in Business and Development Studies with a focus on sustainable development, supply chains, inclusive economy, development interventions and cross-sector collaboration. Her master's thesis was on Novo Nordisk’s public-private partnership Cities Changing Diabetes in Mexico City. She also holds a B.Sc. in Business, Language, and Culture, also from Copenhagen Business School. She speaks Danish, English, and Spanish.

Julie is part of BSR’s climate change team, where she develops climate change and sustainability strategies for BSR members across multiple industries.

Prior to joining BSR, Julie worked in Mazars’s sustainability services practice, where she was a CSR manager. She audited and advised companies on their ESG data, CSR and climate ambitions, risk approaches over a broad range of sectors (retail, automotive industry, services, insurance). During her time within Mazars, Julie also spent six months at the Mexico City office.

Julie holds a master’s degree in business from Kedge Business School and spent one semester at the University of Nottingham and another one at the University of Technology of Sydney attending sustainability courses. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.

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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. 

Deb leads BSR’s climate work in the US. She works closely with BSR’s external partnership teams to accelerate decarbonization while engendering climate justice. She works with Transform to Net Zero (TONZ) collaborative initiative members to amplify leadership behaviors that promote a just and resilient future. Deb leads efforts to create a series of TONZ Transformation Guides on issues such as climate transition action plans (CTAPs), climate policy engagement, and climate justice.

Prior to joining BSR, Deb was a professor at Duke University, where she led the Business and Environment program. Her research focused on business leadership behaviors required to advance sustainability, including stakeholder relationship management, ESG data acquisition and use, public policy engagement, and design of strategic partnerships. Over the course of 20 years at Duke, she mentored over 200 sustainability leaders. Prior to Duke, she held environmental leadership positions in manufacturing and government.

Deb holds a PhD in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University

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Erin is part of BSR’s nature and climate teams, where she focuses on the climate/nature nexus, supporting companies in evaluating impacts and implementing nature-based solutions that further both biodiversity and decarbonization goals. She also works closely with companies on supplier engagement for Scope 3 emissions reductions, helping to develop resources like the Supplier Engagement Guide and the Climate Fit: Net Zero Training course on the SME Climate Hub.

Prior to joining BSR, Erin was an Assistant Professor in Sustainability Governance at Copenhagen Business School, where she continues to maintain her academic appointment and publish on topics related to business sustainability. Prior to earning her PhD, Erin worked as a CSR manager at Target, where she built external partnerships and developed strategies for business resilience and community impact. She began her career in consulting, working on a variety of public policy and social impact projects for nonprofit, public, and private clients. 

Erin holds a PhD in Sustainability Governance from Copenhagen Business School, a MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics, and a BA in Honors History from Gustavus Adolphus College. 

Ariela works with BSR member companies across various industries on sustainability management, with a focus on climate change and human rights.

Prior to joining BSR, Ariela was an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow with Sustainable Jersey, where she helped New Jersey municipalities implement energy efficiency projects. Previously, she worked as a consultant with Amnesty International, where she helped develop the organization’s platform on tear gas. Ariela was also a research assistant for the Mexican Ministry of Health, where she researched the impacts of changing climactic conditions on dengue. Ariela’s experiences focus on the intersection of climate change, human rights, and health.

Ariela holds an MPA from Columbia University in Environmental Science and Policy as well as a B.S. in Society and Environment and B.A. in Public Health from UC Berkeley. She is a native Spanish speaker and is proficient in French.

Nicole works with BSR members and partners across various industries to develop impactful climate change solutions and tailored sustainability strategies, with a focus on the tech sector.

Prior to BSR, Nicole worked at Tesla managing residential energy project development, service center operations, and environmental, health, and safety (EHS) initiatives. Nicole has also led ESG programs in sustainability consultancies, where she helped companies and nonprofits of all sizes create holistic CSR programs, implement net-zero goals, navigate environmental risks, attain credible sustainability certifications, and spearhead climate justice action. She began her career working for clean tech accelerators in New York City, helping emerging tech companies manage their supply chains, innovate end-to-end marketing campaigns, form strategic collaborations, write robust reports, and conduct technical assessments.

Nicole holds a MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BA in Environmental Studies from New York University (NYU). She speaks English and Mandarin.

Eric supports BSR’s sustainability work across various industries, especially consumer products. He primarily focuses on nature, climate change, and sustainability management.  

Before joining BSR, Eric had various experiences within the luxury and agricultural sectors, supporting nature and sustainability strategy programs.  

Eric holds a Master’s in Management and a MS in Luxury and Design Management from ICN Business School. He is a French and Créole Réunionnais native speaker and speaks English fluently.

Travis supports BSR member companies across various industries, focusing on sustainability management and climate change.

Prior to joining BSR, Travis was a Climate Corps Fellow with the City of San Rafael, where he helped the City advance its Zero Waste goals and develop a plan for creating a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient local economy. Previously, he worked at the Center for Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship where he performed research funded by WWF in the areas of on-farm food loss and produce donation.

Travis holds a MS in the emerging field of Biomimicry from Arizona State University and a BS in Environmental Science from Santa Clara University.

Beatriz is part of the nature and climate change teams, aiming at strengthening and developing BSR’s nature offering as well as tapping into the interconnectedness between these two areas and crafting solutions that uplift members’ climate and nature commitments and their overall impact.

Prior to joining BSR, Beatriz was the Consulting Director and Board Member at the Paris branch of a global social impact student consultancy, where she managed a range of missions, especially within the education, consumer, and financial sectors. She also worked for over two years as a public sector consultant at EY Madrid, where she mostly assisted public bodies in project definition, strategy, and implementation under the European Regional Development Fund scheme, participating in a wide array of projects focusing on social inclusion, the circular economy, green mobility, and smart cities.  

Beatriz holds a MS in Sustainability and Social Innovation from HEC Paris, a MS in Management Consulting from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and a BSc in International Management and Modern Languages (IMML) from the University of Bath. She speaks Spanish, English, and French.

Giulio supports BSR’s work across various industries. He primarily focuses on climate change and sustainability management.

Prior to joining BSR, Giulio was the founder’s associate at the start-up Cirka cph, where he was responsible for designing multi-stakeholder initiatives to drive climate action. Giulio also collaborated with the Copenhagen-based art group SUPERFLEX, where he was responsible for the company's sustainability and emissions reduction strategies.

Giulio holds a MSc in Climate Change from the University of Copenhagen and a BSc in Forestry and Environmental Technology. He speaks Italian and English.

Pinal also helps lead BSR’s Healthy Business Coalition, which works with companies to promote the health of their employees, customers, and communities, and the Healthcare Working Group, which provides a forum for precompetitive collaboration on key sustainable business issues.

Prior to joining BSR, Pinal was Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, which focuses on the social determinants of health in the home, where she led the organization’s legislative, regulatory, and innovative financing efforts. Previously, she held roles at the Georgetown Climate Center, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (a division of the NIH), the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the US Environmental Protection Agency (Climate Protection Partnerships Division), and Ceres.

Pinal holds a J.D. and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, an M.P.H. from Boston University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Emory University.

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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. 

Awa works with BSR member companies across industries with a focus on sustainability management, supply chain sustainability, animal welfare, and climate change. She also supports BSR’s CoLab initiative.

Prior to joining BSR, Awa drove in-house corporate responsibility strategies and projects at DER Touristik Group, a European travel company. There, she managed the group’s environmental protection and resource conservation program, developed and implemented its global animal welfare strategy, and contributed to industry projects on sustainable food, among others. Awa has also worked to promote renewable energy by consulting on bringing new technologies to market and by managing initiatives to study and scale renewables in Sub-Saharan Africa. This included working with grassroots organizations and community members to assess the viability of small-scale solar applications to mitigate climate change and health risks. 

Awa is a Fulbright alumna and holds a M.S. in Environmental Studies, a M.A. in International Development from Ohio University, and a B.A. in Journalism and Business Communication from the University of Europe for Applied Sciences. She speaks German and English.

Cameron works to convene multinational corporations interested in utilizing collaborations and partnerships to advance industry solutions related to decarbonization, emissions tracking and reduction, and catalyzing climate solutions. He currently manages the Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions (BASCS), Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance (SFBA), and Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA). Cameron also consults on projects related to transportation, climate and Scope 3 emissions, and equity, inclusion, and justice.

Cameron joined BSR as an Associate on the Transport and Green Freight team, where he helped lead multiple collaborative initiatives, including Clean Cargo, SAFA, and Future of Fuels. He also conducted research and consulted on projects across BSR’s areas of expertise.

Prior to joining BSR, Cameron worked with the Port of Stockton on port modernization, the Blue Economy, and low- and zero-emission fuels. He also worked with the Naval Postgraduate School, Ocean Conservancy, and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES).

Cameron has a MA in International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a BA in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from the University of South Carolina. He speaks English and Spanish.

Maria works with companies on sustainability strategy, climate change, and supply chain sustainability. She is also part of the Future of Reporting and Transform to Net Zero collaborative initiatives.

Prior to joining BSR, Maria worked at the World Wildlife Fund on food sustainability and environmental conservation topics. There, she was part of projects that aimed to eliminate deforestation from beef and soy supply chains by working with international retailers and suppliers. Maria also worked at the UN Global Compact on science-based target setting and sustainability reporting. 

Maria holds an MBA and M.Sc. in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and a B.Sc. in Biology from Universidad San Francisco de Quito. She speaks English and Spanish.

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David works with companies to develop and implement credible environmental goals, manage climate and nature risks, integrate justice into environmental action, and incubate collaborations to build a net-zero economy. 

He strives to maximize the impact of our applied research, collaborative initiatives, and work with individual companies. This often means innovating how companies credibly align with the Paris Agreement, adapt to inbound climate disclosure regulation, and take advantage of growing interest in science-based nature goals. David also directs BSR’s Transform to Net Zero collaborative initiative. 

Before joining BSR, David was a climate diplomat for the Marshall Islands with the advisory group Independent Diplomat and led on emissions reductions and transparency 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 governments across the globe. He began his career as a securities litigator with Fried Frank in New York and a commercial litigator with Cassels Brock in Toronto, before focusing on climate change. 

David holds a LLM in International Law from New York University, a JD and MA in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and a BA in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.  

He has two daughters likely to see warming at the end of the century firsthand, and he lives with them and his wife in New York City.