Philippe Joubert
French-Brazilian business executive
Philippe Joubert (born 5 June 1954 in Saint-Étienne, France), is a French Brazilian business executive.
Joubert is Founder & CEO of Earth on Board, Senior Advisor and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and is the chair of the advisory board of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership where he is a Fellow. He is also Senior Advisor for International Development at World Energy Council (WEC). He acts as an advisor to Governments and CEOs of several major global companies on sustainable development and sits on various boards and advisory boards as a Non-Executive Director.
Previously, Joubert was president of Alstom Power and Deputy-CEO of Alstom Group and Chair of the Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group
Early life and education
Philippe Joubert was born in Saint-Étienne in France. Joubert graduated from ESSEC Business School where he majored in Finance and Economy, and served as Assistant to the Finance Professor. Thereafter, he took courses in New York University, the IMD (International Institute for Management Development), and Schumacher College.
After graduating from ESSEC Business School, Joubert began his career in 1976 as Secretary for the Chamber of Commerce in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between 1977 and 1982, he held various positions in Brazilian bank BFB, part of Crédit Lyonnais; in 1983, he moved to the USA where he was promoted to Commercial Vice-president of Crédit Lyonnais USA.
Earth on Board
Philippe is founder and CEO of Earth on Board, a group comprising members from CISL, WBCSD, CDP, We Mean Business, Client Earth and The B Team. The education element of the ecosystem is built and offered in partnership with Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
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