Cristina Gil White

Chief Engagement Officer at GRI

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

About

Results oriented, mission driven professional who aims for quality to achieve higher impact. I possess broad experience in sustainability and communications. Specialized as well in the nonprofit sector, with several years of experience in the environmental conservation and education sectors, and having held different roles, I am particularly good at NGO management. I have held leadership positions in regional and global organizations, such as Director, Executive Director, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Communications Officer. I sit on the board of a renewable energy startup. Historically, I have participated in the governance of several NGOs, and I was an independent director of a publicly listed company. I am a natural networker, a long-term thinking professional who looks at the big picture, knowing how and when to dive deep into details, and an individual who takes pride in upholding high values and transforming areas, processes and organizations into their best version. I am fully fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

Experience

  • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) (Full-time · 2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Chief Engagement Officer
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Interim CEO
      Sep 2024 - Feb 2025 · 6 mos

    • Chief Operational Officer
      Sep 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing them with the global common language to communicate those impacts. The GRI Secretariat is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and we have a network of seven regional offices to ensure we support organizations and stakeholders worldwide.

  • Member of Advisory Board at Aeir
    Mar 2024 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Chief Sustainability and Communication and Brand Officer at Suzano
    Oct 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Vice President of Sustainability at Orbia
    Jun 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Consultant at FXB USA, New York
    Jan 2018 - Jun 2018 · 6 mos