Diana Walker

Biography

Diana works in market based and philanthropic social impact strategy, ESG, partnerships, and thought leadership. She works with corporations, governments, investors, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists to develop innovative and measurable environment, social and governance business lines as well as large scale philanthropic investment allocation. Diana has spent more than 15 years building impact initiatives and partnership alliances in climate change and corporate sustainability, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, risk mitigation of social impact endeavors, new market opportunities and market research, and impact investment funds.

Diana founded Walker Impact Strategies in 2012, which focuses its work as a boutique firm to support private and public sector clients across multiple industries to help them grow and measure their social impact work sustainably and most effectively. Diana also works with companies and investment funds to help to build out effective models of social impact measurement.

Diana is Co-Chair of the Independent Advisory Group of Travalyst, Chair of the Social Sector Accelerator, and sits on the Board of Counterpart International and Maverick Next. She is a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader and a Member of The Conduit and Nexus Global, She is certified and trained by the McKinsey Corporate Management Leadership Academy. She has spent time mentoring young social entrepreneurs through the Resolution Project’s Guide Program.