Susan Winterberg
About Susan Winterberg
Susan Winterberg is an independent consultant specializing in ESG thought leadership, advisory and advocacy. Susan was most recently the Inaugural Fellow for the Technology and Public Purpose Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, where she developed responsible investment guidance for venture capital funds and entrepreneurs building disruptive frontier technologies. Susan previously worked at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), where she led the Inclusive Economy team advising global companies on questions of diversity, equity & inclusion, addressing social, racial, and economic inequalities and managing the future of work in the face of increasing automation and artificial intelligence. Her thought leadership has been featured in media interviews and events by Forbes, Ethical Corporation, Harvard Business Review, MIT Technology Review, National Public Radio (NPR), Private Equity International, Responsible Investor, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and UK Sustainable Investing & Finance (UKSIF). Susan’s earlier career was in international development and urban planning, where she developed projects in housing, transport, energy and facilitated foreign investment for infrastructure development in emerging economies. Her global work experience spans more than 25 countries across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia and has included clients in multinational companies, start-ups, foundations, think tanks, asset managers, venture capital and private equity, local, state and national governments as well as World Bank/IFC, African Development Bank, and UN agencies.