Emmanuelle is Managing Director, Global Advisory and Head of Sustainability at Alliance Advisors, where she leads the firm's sustainability solutions. Emmanuelle is a senior sustainability leader with a track record of partnering with executive leadership and boards of global companies to successfully develop and execute on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, strategies, and performance goals. Emmanuelle is highly experienced at engaging with corporate issuers across all sectors on materiality, global framework alignment (SASB, TCFD, GRI, etc.), and stakeholder engagement to develop best-in-class sustainability strategies and reporting.

Prior to joining Alliance, Emmanuelle was a Group Manager on the Sustainability Advisory team at ISS-Corporate, where she led a team of specialized sustainability advisors and was instrumental in the growth of the client base and service offerings. Emmanuelle has also worked closely with institutional investors to advance ESG-related engagements through previous roles on the climate team at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and on the carbon asset risk team at Ceres.

Emmanuelle is a SASB FSA credential holder, received a certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy from the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and holds an M.S. in Sustainability Management from American University's Kogod School of Business.  

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Experience

Alliance Advisors

Managing Director, Global Advisory and Head of Sustainability

  • Provide continued strategic leadership for Alliance Advisors’ global sustainability practice, while expanding advisory capabilities to guide corporate issuers on governance, executive compensation, and annual meeting strategy

  • Advise boards and executive teams on integrating sustainability with corporate governance priorities to strengthen investor confidence and stakeholder trust

Managing Director, Head of Sustainability Advisory

  • Built Alliance Advisors’ global Sustainability Advisory practice, shaping the firm’s strategy for ESG services and positioning it as a trusted partner to boards and management teams

  • Advised clients on materiality, ESG strategy and disclosure, shareholder engagement, and alignment with global ESG frameworks, standards, and regulation

  • Spearheaded the rollout of technology solutions to streamline reporting, and counseled companies on effective shareholder engagement on sustainability issues

ISS-Corporate

Group Manager, Sustainability Advisory

  • Directed a team of advisors supporting clients across sectors on ESG strategy, disclosure, and shareholder engagement

  • Collaborated closely with senior leadership to enhance ISS-Corporate’s sustainability offering by strengthening capabilities, refining processes, and aligning commercial strategy with client needs

Sustainability Special Projects Team Lead

  • Launched and scaled a new team of specialized consultants to deliver bespoke ESG projects to corporate clients, driving innovation in ISS-Corporate

  • Created a proprietary materiality assessment framework, led client engagements to identify material ESG risks and opportunities, and provided recommendations to address high-impact topics

  • Contributed to building internal capacity through training and onboarding initiatives

Sustainability Advisor

  • Advised a diverse portfolio of corporate clients on ESG priorities, reporting alignment, and stakeholder engagement

  • Worked closely with C-suite and board leaders to strengthen ESG governance, identify and address material risks and opportunities, and align disclosure with leading investor and regulatory expectations

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)

Engagement Research Assistant: Climate & Methane

  • Supported ICCR’s investor network by delivering research and insights on corporate methane management and climate policy to inform collaborative investor engagement strategies and help shape calls for stronger corporate climate commitments

Ceres

Carbon Asset Risk Team

  • Provided research and analysis on climate strategies of major oil and gas companies to support investor engagement efforts under Climate Action 100+ and help advance collective investor efforts to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy
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Education

American University, Kogod School of Business

M.S., Sustainability Management

B.S., Business Administration, Global Social Entrepreneurship

Yale University, Center for Business and the Environment

Certificate, Financing and Deploying Clean Energy