Academic Focus

Dr Ioannis Ioannou is a strategy scholar whose research focuses on Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. He seeks to understand whether, how, and the extent to which the modern business organisation contributes towards building a sustainable future.

Recent Clients

Ioannis is a member of the Advisory Board of Ethical Corporation and collaborates as the Strategy Expert with KKS Advisors, a leading sustainable business consulting firm. He also consults internationally with companies as well as asset managers on how ESG strategies can be strategically selected, and successfully implemented. He is highly active on social media and a frequent contributor to articles in the popular and managerial press including outlets such as the Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Guardian, BBC, Le Monde, and Forbes. In further recognition of his impactful work, Professor Ioannou has been recognised by various rankings as one of the top social media influencers around the world for issues of sustainability and corporate responsibility.

Experience

Dr Ioannou graduated magna cum laude from Yale University, majoring in Economics and Mathematics and holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University and the Harvard Business School. Dr Ioannou has presented his research at many academic conferences, and universities around the world, and also, he is very often invited to deliver keynote speeches on issues of responsible management and sustainability at numerous high-profile events and conferences globally. Dr Ioannou regularly publishes in top-tier peer-reviewed academic journals including the Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Organization Science, The Accounting Review and the Journal of International Business Studies and indeed, his work is widely cited.

Experience

Miro works with executives and organisations on their sustainability leadership through processes of coaching, mentoring and supervision. His consultancy, Better Sage, helps clients across the world reach the next level of sustainability leadership through personal and organisational development.

His 20 years of hands-on and leadership experience spans across food, agriculture, manufacturing, retail, charities and financial services. Prior to consultancy, Miro held corporate social responsibility and sustainability management roles in a multi-award winning organisation working with leading UK food retailers and major producers worldwide. He facilitated the formation and integration of CSR and sustainability into organisational strategy and a global supply chain, which led to continuous improvement programmes with significant financial and non-financial benefits.

Miro is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, and his educational background includes a master’s programme in Agriculture from Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, an Executive MBA in Corporate Social Responsibility from Nottingham University Business School and a Master of Science in Coaching and Behavioural Change from Henley Business School, University of Reading.

Experience

Jon has fifteen years’ experience working in education, primarily with degree programme students in London Business School. This includes setting up a social impact hub to help students develop their learning in sustainability.

Jon is currently a Fellow on a social innovation programme and works as a consultant on education design and sustainability. He has an MSc in Sustainability and Adaptation Planning and a postgraduate certificate in Biodiversity and Conservation Management. Jon is a past participant of Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility course and London Business School's Accelerated Development Programme.