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S08E08: The Game Changer: A New Kind of Leader for the New World of Work

December 04, 2024 • Vanessa Thompson, Jeremy Blain • Season 8 • Episode 8

Guest: Vanessa Thompson
Managing Director of The Sustainability Experts; San Francisco, CA.

Vanessa Thompson has worked in sustainability and finance for the past ten years. She has worked at the UN Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the World Bank, JLL Spark Ventures, and numerous Silicon Valley startups.

Her podcast has hosted Olympian Venus Williams, Eric Schurenberg (former CEO of Inc. & Forbes Magazine), Philip Hoare (Chief Operating Officer of AtkinsRéalis), and Lisa Neuberger Fernandez (former head of Innovation at Accenture).

Her innovative book will be released next year, redefining how sustainable leadership can accelerate business innovation.

Vanessa graduated Summa Cum Laude from U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. in Environmental Economics and earned an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Charity: This episode is in aid of ClientEarth, one of the world's most ambitious environmental organisations. We have made a donation as a thank you to Vanessa for joining us, in the spirit of sustainable leadership and action. Find out more and get involved here: https://www.clientearth.org/

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