Lance Pierce

Lance Pierce is President of Global Development for ADEC Innovations, a global professional services, enterprise data and software firm working with leading corporations, governments and non-profits on five continents. ADEC is an impact investor, with a portfolio of ESG, sustainability, health, education and workforce solutions serving clients in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Lance has been a leader, strategic advisor and executive in the private and non-profit sectors, building new ventures and partnerships with corporations, governments and foundations globally on sustainable investing, corporate social responsibility, international development and policy. His prior roles include President of CDP North America, the world's largest platform for investors, corporations and cities to share data, manage performance and build action programs on climate, energy, water, forests and supply chains, and Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of leading sustainability organization, Ceres, where he oversaw policy and strategic planning, launched signature program initiatives and co-founded the $22 trillion Global Investor Coalition. In CSR he was Director, Corporate Issues Management for former Fortune 11 food and consumer goods company, Altria Group, focused on human rights, marketplace issues and economic impact in supply chains.

Lance has been an advisor to global consumer brands, United Nations agencies, NGOs and he served in the Peace Corps. He is a Fellow at the Harvard Corporate Responsibility Initiative and the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, a US board member of Swiss development NGO, Helvetas, and a former Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative. Lance has appeared as a speaker at the White House, at leading industry and investor conferences, the UN climate negotiations, and in global media including CNN, The Wall St Journal, The New York Times, Fox Radio, CNBC, Fast Company, Forbes and others.