Dr. Judith Stroehle

Biography

Judith Stroehle is an Assistant Professor of Sustainability Governance at the University of St Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland and an Associate Scholar at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She focuses on building bridges between accounting, finance, and sustainability, advocating for the use of measurement systems that drive meaningful change rather than serving merely for compliance. Judith co-founded and led the Oxford Rethinking Performance Initiative, and previously served as a Senior Research Fellow at Saïd Business School in 2020. She holds a doctoral degree (PhD) in Economic Sociology from the University of Milan and has collaborated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to examine social audit systems. Judith works with non-profits, companies, and asset managers on non-financial strategies, reporting, and measurement practices. As a Global Future Council Fellow on Strategic Development Goals (SDGs) investing with the World Economic Forum for 2021-2022, she also serves as an academic advisor for the Bertelsmann Foundation in Germany, Codespa Foundation in Spain, and esg2go Foundation in Switzerland. Her research focuses broadly on tools for measurement, accounting, and finance to implement sustainable business practices. Judith has published work in both academic and popular outlets including Harvard Business Review and the Oxford Review of Economic Policy. She is currently exploring the use and usefulness of sustainability accounting in the context of emerging regulation and standardization, while continuing her work with Oxford colleagues on the Oxford Rethinking Performance Initiative.