Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace is an internationally recognized expert in the ESG/sustainability field with over 25-years of experience advising corporations, non-profits, and government agencies on the development and implementation of sustainability and environmental, social & governance (ESG) strategies. He works regularly with corporate executive teams to help them understand sustainability risks and turn them into ESG opportunities. He has helped launch a range of sustainability programs inside existing organizations, helped create new initiatives, and helped organizations expand into new markets, including: Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR), Trucost North America, Global Footprint Network, and many more.

Wallace is a regular speaker at leading sustainability and ESG conferences, has authored numerous articles on sustainability and ESG issues, and was a contributor to “Climate Change – a Guide to Carbon Law & Practice”. He has given expert testimony to the European Commission, the US SEC, EPA and GSA, as well as business associations like the US Business Roundtable, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), The Society for Corporate Governance Professionals and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).

Wallace serves on Board of NIRI's Virtual Chapter, the CSO Strategic Task Force of Pando Populus, and the Advisory Board of the Center for Business Leadership of Miami University. He served as a Special Advisor to the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability and the Capitals Coalition (2014-2020). He has been recognized for his expertise with his inclusion in the 2011 and 2012 NACD Directorship 100, and in Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders for 2011.