Short Bio
Marcy Twete the CEO of Veerless and a recognized leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability for multinational Fortune 500 companies. She brings to the table a background both broad and deep in ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors, ethical decision-making, marketing and communications. She founded and grew Veerless into a leading boutique sustainability consulting firm that advises corporations of all sizes, their investors and key partners on environmental, social and governance risks and reputation management.
Marcy is the host of Table Stakes: The Podcast for Responsible, Sustainable Businesses & Leaders, discussing the issues of sustainability with forward-thinking leaders to forecast the future of responsible business. Previously, she co-hosted Office Baggage, a podcast that tackles topics for women in business that are all too often brushed under the office rug.
Marcy is a proud Board Member for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and former member of the Boards of Directors at Chicago Architecture Center, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Step Up. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the College of Saint Benedict and her MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Marcy lives in Minneapolis with her husband Charlie and her terrier mix Pearl, though during Minnesota’s precious days of summer you’ll find her taking business meetings from her pontoon in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Long Bio
Marcy Twete the CEO of Veerless and a recognized leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability for multinational Fortune 500 companies. She brings to the table a background both broad and deep in ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors, ethical decision-making, marketing and communications. She founded and grew Veerless into a leading boutique sustainability consulting firm that advises corporations of all sizes, their investors and key partners on environmental, social and governance risks and reputation management.
Prior to launching Veerless, Marcy led sustainability and corporate responsibility at ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel and mining company. There, she led a team responsible for developing the first Integrated Report in the steel industry in the Western Hemisphere, and was part of the global team responsible for creating ArcelorMittal’s industry-leading sustainability program centered around its 10 sustainable development outcomes.
Since 2018, Marcy’s boutique consulting practice has served companies of all sizes globally. Recent projects include sustainability report development for Fortune 20 leaders, outcomes development for forward-thinking 2030 plans, crisis communications strategies, sustainability function benchmarking and launch strategies, and more. In 2019, Marcy also completed a long-term engagement with social sector data and insights leader, Mission Measurement as Interim Managing Director for the company’s corporate services division, responsible for go-to-market strategy for the company’s patent-pending social outcomes evaluator, the Impact Genome® Project.
Marcy is the host of Table Stakes: The Podcast for Responsible, Sustainable Businesses & Leaders, discussing the issues of sustainability with forward-thinking leaders to forecast the future of responsible business. Previously, she co-hosted Office Baggage, a podcast that tackles topics for women in business that are all too often brushed under the office rug.
Marcy’s background also includes nearly a decade in the nonprofit sector leading and advising annual and capital campaigns ranging from $3 million to $4 billion. She also founded a women’s career development initiative that attracted more than 1 million women to its services from 2012-2014 and is the author of the book You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.
Marcy is a proud Board Member for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and former member of the Boards of Directors at Chicago Architecture Center, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Step Up. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the College of Saint Benedict and her MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Marcy lives in Minneapolis with her husband Charlie and her terrier mix Pearl, though during Minnesota’s precious days of summer you’ll find her taking business meetings from her pontoon in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.