Elisabeth Anna Resch

Austria

Elisabeth Anna Resch forms part of the United Nations Global Compact - the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. Elisabeth previously managed workstreams on human rights and decent work and is now driving implementation of impact-oriented initiatives with Global Compact Local Networks around the world.

Currently, Elisabeth is focused on the global rollout of "Target Gender Equality" - an initiative encouraging corporate target setting for women's representation and Leadership in over 40 countries. Elisabeth was able to be a part of the SDG adoption in 2015 while working at the Executive Office of the Secretary General with Amina Mohammed, then Led the development of a new SDG strategy within the Global Compact Network Canada, and gained experience at the World Bank and

Global Citizen. In2021, Elisabeth was recognized for her sustainability Leadership as 30 under 30 honoree by GreenBiz. Elisabeth is admitted to the New York State Bar, fluent in German, English and Spanish and is currently learning Swahili. She is based in Santiago, Chile.