Danuta PIETER

CEO, Danuta Pieter Impact Advisory

WHO AM I

An internationally recognised leader in the field of health, social and environmental innovation and high impact philanthropy, I bring nearly 20 years of experience in driving and investing in transformational programmes with a multiplier effect across business and society. I was the CEO of the Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France from 2009 to 2021, a leading non-profit organisation bringing about change in patient care in hospitals. I spearheaded innovative ventures with public entities, corporations and startups. Prior to that, I was an associate researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies of Normale Sup’ Ulm. I then created and ran the department of know-how transfer at Suez Environment - a worldwide utility company, where I also specialised in Water for All Programs in large metropolises across the globe.

I am also a Philanthropy and Fundraising lecturer at Sciences Po Paris and at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland and an expert contributor with the Chamonix-based consultancy Mountain Path, specialised in social transformation and responsible leadership. 

I am a board member of the Pr. Jozef Pieter Foundation in Poland and the initiator of the Pr. Jozef Pieter Prize for Teachers, which will be awarded for the first time on Teachers’ Day, October 14th 2023 in Katowice. I am an active mentor at the Philanthro’Lab in Paris. I previously served as a board member at Imagine Institute for Research on Genetic Diseases in Paris and at France Generosités. 

I graduated from Imperial College London, HEC Paris and Sciences-Po Paris. Fluent in 6 languages, I am French, Polish and Spanish and have lived and worked around the world. 

Based between Paris and Chamonix, I am a keen mountaineer and dedicated environmentalist.

WHAT WILL I TALK ABOUT

As strategist and advisor, I help companies and entrepreneurs maximise their impact by designing efficient philanthropic strategies and developing new visions across environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters. I am an expert on the role of philanthropy in (scientific) innovation.