George Serafeim

George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, co-leader of the Climate and Sustainability Impact AI Lab, and former co-chair of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project (2019–2022). He serves on Harvard University's Salata Institute faculty steering committee and advises the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI).

• PhD in Business Administration, Harvard Business School (Wyss Award for excellence)
• MSc in Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics (Emeritus Professors’ Prize)

His research bridges sustainability, digital transformation, and financial strategy, focusing on:

• Climate change transition risk/opportunity frameworks
• Purpose-driven organizational design
• ESG data analytics and valuation
• Corporate governance in sustainability scandals

Recent articles analyze EU taxonomy alignment, ESG rating discrepancies, and AI-driven climate technology diffusion, with keywords spanning Finance, Accounting, and Climate Economics. He has received multiple awards, including the Greenhill Award and Graham and Dodd Scroll Award, and serves on boards including Liberty Mutual and Summa Equity.