Sustainability Leadership

Bold and innovative leadership is essential to create a more sustainable, equitable, and fair future for the environment, all stakeholders and communities!

Dawn Dzurilla
Founder & Managing Partner
dawnd@gaiahumancapital.com
(415) 535-3496

Gaia Human Capital Consultants: Your Partner in Sustainable Leadership

Finding the Right CSO

Whether you're searching for your first Chief Sustainability Officer or looking to reinvigorate your existing sustainability initiatives, Gaia Human Capital is here to help.

Our Expertise

We have the relationships, expertise, capacity, and tools to attract bold and innovative sustainability leaders who can drive meaningful change.

Defining Sustainability for Your Organization

Sustainability means different things to different organizations. It's crucial to define what it means for yours and identify who is responsible for tracking and reducing your carbon footprint.

Tailored Strategies

Sustainability and ESG strategies vary widely. The ideal leader must be dynamic, inclusive, and innovative, capable of collaborating across functions and articulating a compelling vision.

Let Gaia help you find the perfect CSO for your organization.

Gaia Human Capital Consultants is honored to have represented Perdue Farms twice over 6 years in its executive search for Vice President, Sustainability

Gaia Human Capital partners with clients across a multitude of industries and locations to attract and hire sustainability leaders.

Gaia brings specialized experience in the sustainability space, with credibility is able to attract, assess and recruit top and diverse sustainability leadership across the value chain and public sector from Manufacturing, Service Industries, Raw Materials to Consumer Packaged Goods to the Built Environment / Real Estate.

Gaia’s Representative ESG & Sustainability Leadership Client Engagements

A.O. Smith
Water Technology
Global Director, Corporate Sustainability

Perdue Farms
Food & Beverage Industry
VP, Corporate Sustainability (2021)
VP, Corporate Sustainability (2016)

FMC Corporation
Chemicals
Director, Environmental Sustainability Management

Commercial Metals Corporation
Metals & Steel
Director, Corporate Sustainability

Majestic Steel
Raw Materials
Director, ESG & Sustainability

Sabert Corporation
Food Packaging, Circular Economy
Global Director
ESG & Corporate Sustainability

Furman University
Executive Director
The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities

Diversity Leadership Program

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
VP, Building Decarbonization

Florida Gulf Coast University
J. Bache Chair, Eminent Scholar in Renewable Energy

Evolution Sustainability Group
VP, Evolution ESG Partners

FrameworkESG
Senior Consultants,
Environmental, Social & Governance