Philippe L.

Philippe Le Gall is a sustainability and sustainable finance expert and entrepreneur with 20 years of international experience.

Philippe is the founder of Wimpact, a fintech startup developing an impact investing platform for retail investors (Jan 2019-Present). Philippe is also an independent Senior Advisor in sustainability and sustainable finance (Jan 2019-Present). Previously, Philippe was a Corporate Sustainability Manager at Nestlé (Sep 2012-Sep 2018). In this role, Philippe developed global sustainability programs, managed information systems and performance, and completed sustainability reporting and ESG ratings. Prior to this, Philippe was a Business Development Manager at First Climate AG (Oct 2008-Aug 2012). Philippe’s duties in this role included: business development, sales and advisory services in corporate sustainability, carbon management, carbon offsetting, renewable energy and water management. Previously, Philippe was a Senior Consultant at ERM: Environmental Resources Management (Jun 2004-Sep 2008). In this role, Philippe designed and implemented corporate sustainability and environmental, health, and safety information systems. Prior to this, Philippe was a Regional IT Manager for the French Trade Office in Colombia (Dec 2000-Mar 2003), and a Research Engineer for the aircraft engines manufacturer Safran (Aug 1998-Jul 1999).

Philippe initially graduated as an Aerospace Engineer in France (2000). He also holds a MSc. in Sustainable Development & Environmental Economics from the Imperial College London (2008).