Sean Gilbert Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

Enhance GIIN’s impact and financial sustainability as executive responsible for Member Engagement, Climate Program, institutional asset owner engagement, and Global Operations. Serve an investor ecosystem of more than 450 members from 50 countries through market and thematic insights, capacity building, and peer collaboration. Work with a network of several dozen pensions and insurance companies on integrating impact into their strategies. Supervise GIIN's work to elevate climate solutions investing. Develop a network of Senior Advisors to support GIIN's work in different parts of the world.

Provide advice to eRevalue on product and business development strategy around the Datamaran platform.

Washington, Dc, Us

Worked with several major initiatives across WRI with focus on topics related to green finance and climate change • Led work streams around the set-up of the NDC Partnership (NDCP), including developing financial sector engagement strategy, ensuring integration of various NDCP activities, contributing to design of key aspects of Partnership, backstopping fundraising efforts, developing initial staffing model, and other tasks in transitioning out of start-up phase. The NDCP is a coalition of over over 100 countries and global institutions launched in November 2016 to speed implementation of countries’ climate and Sustainable Development Goals. (https://ndcpartnership.org/members)• Contributed to writing and editing of 2016 New Climate Economy Report on the Sustainable Infrastructure Imperative • Published a Working Paper on Green Finance and China's Belt and Road Initiative published in 2018

London, London, Gb

Management consulting services to private and non-profit organizations. Examples of projects include:• Corporate Client in the food industry: Assisting client to develop and embed a long-term sustainability vision and targets into the organization• ISEAL Alliance: Research on strategy for working with brands and retailers to stimulate domestic demand for sustainable sourcing standards in China, India, and Brazil• CCIED/World Resources Institute: Supporting the Green Finance Reform Task Force in preparing policy recommendations for the Chinese government on how to promote green finance in China

New York, Ny, Us

* Responsible for development and implementation of market strategy for advisory services on climate change and sustainability * Expanded client base year-on-year and developed portfolio of services around strategy, supply chain, climate change, and reporting/assurance* Mentor team and build skills and internal capacity* Drive internal collaboration across KPMG service lines, offices, and account teams as well as initiate activities to build brand visibility in the marketplace

• Established office for GRI in China, including development of business plan, hiring of staff, annual work plan and budget, fundraising and financial control• Developed collaboration with Chinese and Hong Kong organizations to advance sustainability reporting in China, including within social sector (e.g., Hong Kong Council of Social Services), financial stock (e.g., stock exchanges), and governmental research institutes (e.g., State Information Center)• Engaged with Chinese companies on their sustainability or CSR strategies and reporting and government agencies on policy developments• Recruited Chinese organizations to participate in GRI standards setting and governance bodies

* Developed GRI's reporting standards, which have become most widely used reporting guideline in the world. Responsible for the G2 and G3 GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, 11 sector guidelines, numerous technical protocols, and other supporting knowledge publications. * Built team of 8 people to deliver GRI's technical program with overall responsibility for staff development, P&L, and financial control. Part of the senior management team setting annual budgets and organizational strategy. * Proven track record in stakeholder engagement for having designed GRI's multi-stakeholder, consultative process and led over a dozen international working groups comprised of business, NGOs, investors, and trade unions to a consensus on international standards. * Represented GRI externally in building institutional partnerships, speaking at international conferences, and serving on expert committees. * Led collaboration with the responsible investment / SRI community on their use of ESG information in investment analysis, and secured endorsements of the GRI.* Developed fee-based services that generated significant new revenue annually for GRI within three years with minimal investment required

Independent environmental consultant. Worked with range of clients including NGOs, SRI investors, development organizations, and others.

* Worked as project manager for consultancy based in Taiwan that specialized in analysis of markets for the chemical industry and also for the environmental technology industry. * Supervised multi-country projects using teams distributed across Asia. Conducted value chain analysis as well as gathered business intelligence on specific markets. * Represented Bayshore/Strategic Analysis externally on environmental issues, including media interviews, participating in public hearings on new laws, etc.* Served as Chairman of the Environmental Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce.