Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Bridging Academic Rigour with Real-World Impact

I help organisations and leaders navigate the complexities of sustainability, responsible business, and stakeholder management through research, advisory, and executive education.

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Introduction

A leading voice on sustainability strategy and corporate responsibility

As Associate Professor at London Business School, Associate Editor of Management Science and Guest Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal, I combine rigorous academic research with practical insights for executives, boards, and investors navigating the transition to sustainable business models.

My work focuses on strategic sustainability integration, the investment implications of corporate responsibility, and what I call "aligned capitalism" — creating systems where market incentives support rather than undermine long-term value creation. With 26,000+ citations, I am among the world's top 0.1% most-cited researchers.

26,000+

Google Scholar citations

Top 0.1%

of the world’s most-cited researchers (Clarivate, 2022)

1,000+

senior leaders and board members on my online programme

25+

organisations on custom executive programmes

Areas of Expertise

01

Corporate Sustainability

Developing sustainable business models and integrating environmental and social considerations into corporate strategy for long-term value creation.

02

Responsible Investment

Research on how sustainability performance affects financial markets, investor behaviour, and capital allocation decisions.

03

Corporate Governance

Advising boards and executives on stakeholder management, responsible business practices, and sustainability reporting.

04

Executive Education

Teaching over 1,000 senior leaders and board members through the Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility programme.

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Featured Article

Agency By Design: Leading Through Structural Change

With Karen E. Wilson and Rosemary Addis, I look at how leaders keep their agency when the structures around business and policy are shifting, and why that calls for a new way of informing, challenging and owning decisions.

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Three leaders reshaping an architectural model of buildings and landscape, set on cracked stone ground

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Advisory Experience

Current

Sustainability Advisory Panel, Co-Chair Merck KGaA
Strategic Advisor SustainGRC
Senior Academic Advisor Evolution Ltd.
Senior Advisor Lucid Axon
Net Positive Advisory Panel Capgemini
Advisory Council European Institute of Management and Finance
Expert Network — Sustainable Development World Economic Forum

Past

Board of Advisors Qurator.com
ESG Advisory Board DWS Group — €900bn AUM asset manager
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Executive Education

Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility

A 6-week online programme from London Business School that equips senior leaders and board members to navigate the sustainability transition and build responsible business strategies.

1,000+
Senior leaders enrolled
6 weeks
Self-paced learning
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