Manager, Redefining Value
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Austin is a Manager with the Redefining Value team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) based in Geneva. In this role, Austin helps lead the annual Reporting matters review process and publication and supports several other initiatives in the program. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics & Business and Engineering Studies from Lafayette College and a master of science in Sustainable Development with an advanced certificate in Energy & Finance from HEC Paris. His professional thesis focused on the value companies can derive from obtaining external assurance on non-financial information. Austin has prior non-profit, education and consulting experience in the US, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Southern Africa as well as extensive research experience in corporate sustainability disclosures.