As the keynote speaker, Chrissa created a proactive, inclusive energy that gave us the confidence necessary to take our organizations to the next level.
Elizabeth A. Grove
VP, Sustainability and Public Affairs, The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company
MEET CHRISSA PAGITSAS
With a career spanning finance, commercial real estate, and technology, Chrissa Pagitsas has a proven record of delivering business value through transformative strategies aligned closely to corporate priorities.
As CEO of Pagitsas Advisors, Chrissa leverages her experience as the first Vice President of ESG at Fannie Mae, where she launched the enterprise’s ESG Strategy and built the Green Financing Business, issuing over $51 billion in Green Bonds and establishing Fannie Mae as a global leader in sustainable finance.
A sought-after keynote speaker, board member and industry voice, Chrissa engages audiences worldwide—from boardrooms to conferences—on navigating uncertainty, fostering innovation, cultivating leadership and delivering lasting value creation. She brings practical insights and visionary thinking to empower leaders to embrace change and lead with impact.
ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS
Amazon #1 Best Seller in Green Business
An illuminating exploration of the key strategies of CSOs.
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Read over 20 exclusive, in-depth interviews with chief sustainability officers (CSOs) of Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble and globally recognized brands such as IKEA and Netflix. These CSOs reveal how they deliver positive environmental and social impact through their companies’ core products and services and generate revenue growth while tackling unique leadership, change management, regulatory and stakeholder challenges.
Business leaders and investors would all benefit from reading Chief Sustainability Officers at Work and engaging with Chrissa on the important topics presented in her work.
Aniket Shah
Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Finance Strategy, Jefferies