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25+ years’ experience working with purpose driven organisations, individuals and leadership:- Sustainability; transparency and accountability
- Progressive business management
- Responsible business (corporate social responsibility - CSR)
- Philanthropy
- CommunicationsA visionary, gentle disruptor and pragmatic thinker, supported by eclectic skills and experience.Available for consultancy and advisory.
Actively seeking Non Executive Board Director, Advisory or Trustee roles.
Articles
Authored and published articles, including Huff Post, Philanthropy Impact, City Philanthropy, Institute for Family Business, and featured in The Economist.
About
Leesa works with organisational leadership and teams to develop, implement or communicate sustainability, business ethics, social responsibility efforts and culture change.Working with a myriad of organisations - ranging from FTSE500 to privately owned global businesses to global NGOs - Leesa has a sustained track record; whilst integrating economic, environmental and social impacts for profitability and organisation improvement.Currently, Leesa's role is Strategic and Development Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), a global benchmarking institute, which measures corporate performance and incentivises business impact, towards a sustainable future.Previously, Leesa has developed and mobilised several high profile initiatives including:
- The Responsible Business Awards (UK),
- An annual US$1 million Prize for Sustainability (Global),
- Pioneers for Change Fellowship (Global),
- Pioneers for Change Huff Post blogExperience
- Strategic planning to project mobilisation and management;
- Strategic partnerships and engagement;
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- Employee and stakeholder engagement;
- Strategic communications and marketing;
- Faciliating learning and training;
- Impact evaluation and reporting;
- Achieved B Corp certification.Past clients include Forest Stewardship Council, TUI Travel Group, William Grant & Sons, The Aspen Institute, Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials, Rio Tinto, UN agencies.Core Values
- Committed to (im)prove value, competitive advantage and positive impact.
- Driven by integrity and strong ethical principles.
- Passionate and effective about orchestrating change, using systems thinking to design and deliver solution-oriented approaches.
- Committed to inspiring and challenging others to achieve their potential.Leesa was a Mentor with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women for 8 years and is former Advisory Board member for OneSqin. Leesa completed the Competent Board programme in 2020, is an accredited Coach and proud mama to twins.
Contact
Please be in touch to discuss opportunities via email or +44 (0) 7901 510 701.Particularly interested in roles such as Non Executive Director; Board Member; Advisor; Trustee.