"My wholehearted mission is to make the world a better place."
"I am deeply convinced that corporates must embrace ESG - to change the world and to benefit from the business case. I passionately work on helping corporate executives understand this every day –
since over 25 years!”
Dr. Valerie Weinzierl, Founder & CEO, TrulyWise
Dr. Weinzierl studied business administration at the Freie Universität Berlin aiming to support corporations in embracing social, ethical, and environmental agendas while being successful businesses. During her masters and doctoral studies, she specialized in the collaboration between the United Nations System and business.
Working for the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland for almost ten years, Dr. Weinzierl developed and managed a suite of programmes and initiatives in the areas of CSR, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and fighting corporate corruption; always working with business executives from multi-national corporations, academic experts, NGO leaders, and governmental to foster collaboration, overcome obstacles, and seek positive transformation for all.
Back in Berlin since 2009, Dr. Weinzierl continued fostering multi-stakeholder collaborative initiatives at the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance, where she also headed the innovative project development team, and launched a large-scale anti-corruption research project funded by the Siemens Integrity Initiative.
In parallel, and until 2022, Dr. Weinzierl lectured Executive MBA programmes at the Université de Genève, where she enjoyed training executives from different countries and backgrounds on Business and Society / Corporate Social Responsibility and Cross‐Sector Partnerships/ Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration. In January 2023 Dr. Weinzierl founded TrulyWise – Pure ESG.
Valerie’s expertise across numerous sectors, including energy, metals and mining, logistics and transport, and IT and professional services brings invaluable insight and innovation to these industries, propelling them towards a more sustainable and responsible future.
