About

Danielle Chesebrough
Manager of Investor Engagement with the UN Global Compact

Danielle Chesebrough is currently working for both the PRI and UN Global Compact as the Manager of Investor Engagement with the UN Global Compact. Her role includes developing, coordinating and facilitating investor engagements, with a focus on UN Global Compact principles and initiatives. Previously, Danielle worked in ESG client services at MSCI. Prior to joining the client services team, she conducted ESG analysis and led engagements with publicly traded healthcare, food and beverage, and consumer products companies. Danielle also worked with the Global Sanctions team, specializing in Sudan. This experience gives her valuable understanding of the concerns and opportunities facing companies, policy makers, and investors. Danielle has a BA in Political Science from Clemson University and a Masters of Social Work, with a focus on Policy and International Studies from the University of Connecticut.

Anthony Miller
Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Anthony Miller is an Economic Affairs Officer with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Anthony is a specialist on issues of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance, with special emphasis on how these issues impact developing countries. He served as an expert in the ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility and is a member of the International Integrated Reporting Committee. His ongoing work includes research projects on corporate governance disclosure in emerging markets, the CSR practices of transnational corporations, and the responsible investment practices of institutional investors. He is a contributor to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report and he is part of the secretariat for the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR). Hosted by UNCTAD, ISAR is the focal point within the UN system for issues related to corporate accounting and reporting.

Gavin Power
Deputy Director, UN Global Compact

Gavin Power is a deputy director at the UN Global Compact, working in the Office of the Secretary-General. In this capacity, Gavin heads financial-markets initiatives for the Global Compact program, which today includes more than 5000 companies and stakeholders in over 100 countries. He also has responsibility for the Global Compact in the USA; in addition, he heads global advocacy and public affairs. Prior to joining the United Nations, Gavin was Senior Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Ketchum, where he advised Global 500 companies on issues of reputation management, transparency, accountability and stakeholder communications. For five years, Gavin was a senior manager at Levi Strauss & Co. where he worked on a range of corporate reputation and sustainability issues. Prior to joining Levi Strauss, he was a business editor, reporter and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle where he covered economic trends, financial markets, the apparel industry, and business ethics.