Dr. Stephanie Gnissios

Biography

Stephanie Gnissios is an engineer, entrepreneur, and startup mentor with a focus on sustainability, impact, and climate change. She has established a startup mentorship program at Oxford University Innovation, pairing her extensive business experience with early-stage ventures in the Oxford ecosystem. Stephanie teaches in the Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme and contributes to courses and events that promote innovation, impact, careers, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and climate solutions. She is a mentor for women in STEM and supports female founders, with particular emphasis on sustainable impact ventures. In addition, she advises female-founded, impact-led startups on early-stage initiatives, especially in Africa, and serves on the Advisory Board of a Zimbabwean startup. She is also an active advocate for gender diversity, focusing on creating practical support structures to improve diversity in various sectors. Stephanie utilizes her experience in the financial and mining sectors, enhanced by her Executive MBA from Saïd Business School, to lead the climate risk advisory firm she co-founded, Climate Risk Services, which integrates climate factors into strategic decision-making and financial management.

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