George Serafeim

George Serafeim, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has fundamentally transformed how businesses approach sustainability and social impact. After completing his doctorate in business administration at Harvard Business School, he has established himself as one of the world's foremost experts on integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into business strategy and investment decisions. His pioneering research on corporate sustainability and integrated reporting has earned him recognition as one of the top 40 professors under 40 worldwide and one of the most cited researchers in corporate sustainability. Through his course "Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems" and his influential book "Purpose and Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World," he has shaped the thinking of thousands of business leaders. His research has been published in prestigious journals including Management Science and The Accounting Review, while his insights regularly appear in major media outlets. As the founder of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at Harvard Business School, he continues to develop innovative frameworks for measuring and reporting corporate impact on society and the environment, working with leading organizations to implement these approaches in practice.