Jo Anne Schwendinger

ORGANIZATIONS ARE ADEPT at planning for financial strength, but finances do not tell the whole story. Beyond profit and a strong balance sheet, it takes a talented workforce, a responsive supply chain, loyal customers, and ethics for a business to win in the long run. That’s where Jo Anne Schwendinger comes in. An expert in helping companies identify what really matters, both in terms of their performance and their impact on stakeholders, Jo Anne helps corporate leaders strategically plan for and achieve sustainable business results. Leaders discover how to identify their material success factors, engage with stakeholders, and guide behavior within the organization so that it aligns with the company’s higher purpose, vision, and core values. Based in the US, Jo Anne is a global leadership consultant, speaker, and author of The Path to Sustainability: An ESG Approach to Business Success. She works with organizations in professional services and other industries to develop the strategies required for positive, long-term business outcomes. Clients have engaged her services to achieve measurable results from integrated sustainable strategic planning. Jo Anne challenges leaders to develop business plans based on the eight steps she presents in her book, and to look beyond regulatory requirements to achieve results that endure. For more than thirty years, Jo Anne championed innovation and ethical business practices inside global companies. She then founded Clear Strategy Co., a sustainability consulting company, where she has the opportunity to impact many business clients across multiple geographies and industries. She holds a Juris Doctor degree, and certificates from Berkeley Law and Harvard Business School Online in ESG and Sustainability. Jo Anne and her husband live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When she is not working, writing, or gardening, you might find her hiking in the mountains of Southern California or trekking through the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.