The Next Series - NationSwell

Welcome to the Next Series, a NationSwell editorial franchise profiling the investors, executives, authors, philanthropists, and social sector leaders who are shaping business as a force for social and environmental progress.

Impact Next

Our new series, Impact Next, spotlights the standard-bearing social impact executives, entrepreneurs, experts, philanthropists, and more whose catalytic work has the potential to accelerate progress where it is needed most. Each Impact Next profile will illuminate how exceptional leaders are paving the way forward for change, while revealing the human behind the work.

2024 Honorees

Impact Next: An interview with Amazon Web Services’ Maggie Carter

Out inaugural Impact Next interview with Maggie Carter, Director of Social Impact at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

ESG Next

Each ESG Next profile gives unprecedented access to the strategies and insights deployed by leaders at the vanguard of social impact and sustainability — leaders whose work today is driving the ever-evolving field of Environmental, Social, and Governance into the best version of its future.

2023 Honorees

ESG Next: An Interview With Pete Stavros, KKR’s Co-Head of Global Private Equity

Pete Stavros, co-head of U.S. Private Equity at KKR, talked to NationSwell about his journey to the field of ESG, the leaders and books that inspire him, and why the movement for broad worker ownership is good for just about everyone — even if its myriad of implementational challenges can be daunting.

ESG Next: An Interview With Rose Stuckey Kirk, Verizon Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer

Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer at Verizon, talked to NationSwell about the importance of professionalizing the field of ESG, the false premise that leaders have to choose between business opportunity and social good, and the art of “walking the halls” of your company to achieve internal buy-in on your impact initiatives.

ESG Next: An Interview With George Serafeim, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Administration

George Serafeim, author and Harvard Business School Professor, spoke to NationSwell about the current state of the field of ESG, why criticism of the field — even bad faith or partisan criticism — can be a good thing, and the integral ways that purpose and profit depend on one another. Here’s what he had to say.

ESG Next: An Interview With Prudential’s Lata Reddy

Lata Reddy, Senior Vice President, Prudential Financial Chair, The Prudential Foundation, spoke with NationSwell about the importance of place-based impact, the power of anchor institutions, the next frontier for ESG measurement, and the importance of tried-and-true approaches alongside newer, more disruptive technologies.

ESG Next: An Interview With IBM’s Justina Nixon-Saintil

Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at IBM, spoke with NationSwell about why passion and partnership are paramount to an ESG leader’s success, why engineering and corporate social responsibility work go hand-in-hand, and why the future of ESG might just be its “S.”

ESG Next: An Interview With Target’s Amanda Nusz

Amanda Nusz, Target Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility, spoke with NationSwell about the connectivity between ESG and business growth, and the importance of co-creating within your business and across your stakeholders.

ESG Next: An Interview with Goldman Sachs’ Letitia Webster

Letitia Webster, Managing Director + Chief Sustainability Officer, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs, spoke to NationSwell about what the precipice of this moment in ESG means for sustainability leaders, the importance of integrating corporate social responsibility across your entire business, and the leaders that inspire her.

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2024 Honorees

Impact Next: An interview with Amazon Web Services’ Maggie Carter

2023 Honorees

ESG Next: An Interview With Pivotal Ventures’ Renee Wittemyer

ESG Next: An Interview With Steelcase’s Kim Dabbs

ESG Next: An Interview With Levi’s Anna Walker

ESG Next: An Interview With Y Analytics’ Maryanne Hancock

ESG Next: An Interview With Yelp’s Miriam Warren

ESG Next: An Interview With Omidyar Network’s Michele Jawando

ESG Next: An Interview With American Express’ Jennifer Skyler

ESG Next: An Interview With Liberty Mutual’s Melissa MacDonnell

ESG Next: An Interview With PJMF’s Vilas Dhar

ESG Next: An Interview With Citi’s Brandee McHale

ESG Next: An Interview With PwC’s Shannon Schuyler

ESG Next: An Interview With Tiger Global’s Ali Hartman

ESG Next: An Interview With Mastercard’s Shamina Singh

ESG Next: An Interview With Nike’s Caitlin Morris

ESG Next: An Interview With Starbucks’ Michael Kobori

ESG Next: An Interview With Seventh Generation’s Alison Whritenour

ESG Next: An Interview with Wells Fargo’s Jenny Flores

ESG Next: An Interview With Bain Capital’s Tricia Winton

ESG Next: An Interview With Microsoft’s Kate Behncken

ESG Next: An Interview With Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct