Full Name
Ms. Robin Hodess
Job Title
CEO
Organization Name
Global Reporting Initiative
Speaker Bio
Robin commenced as CEO of GRI in February 2025, joining from The B Team where she was Chief of Strategy and Impact. She previously worked for 18 years for Transparency International, including director-level positions overseeing policy, advocacy and research.
Robin has lectured in business and sustainable development for the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin. Early in her career she held roles in the USA with Morgan Stanley, the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, and the Center for War, Peace and New Media.
Robin is Chair of B Lab Germany’s Supervisory Board; a Board Member of the Open Government Partnership (USA); an Advisory Council member of Fair Share of Women Leaders (Germany); and a member of the B20 Integrity and Compliance Taskforce.
Originally from the US, Robin has lived in Europe for most of her professional life and is based in Berlin. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and studied History at the University of Pennsylvania.
Robin has lectured in business and sustainable development for the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin. Early in her career she held roles in the USA with Morgan Stanley, the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, and the Center for War, Peace and New Media.
Robin is Chair of B Lab Germany’s Supervisory Board; a Board Member of the Open Government Partnership (USA); an Advisory Council member of Fair Share of Women Leaders (Germany); and a member of the B20 Integrity and Compliance Taskforce.
Originally from the US, Robin has lived in Europe for most of her professional life and is based in Berlin. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and studied History at the University of Pennsylvania.
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