Sonali Sharma

Sonali serves as Senior Director, Global Sustainability & Engagement, at Johnson & Johnson, where she leads the company’s global strategy, governance and disclosure for multiple areas including climate action, biodiversity, waste, water stewardship, sustainable products & packaging, human rights and impact partnerships. Sonali’s leadership and expertise in global sustainability, social impact and brand building comes from more than 20 years working in corporate and social enterprise sectors across multiple industries, in both developed and emerging markets.

Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson in 2016, she led Global Brand Management at FINCA International, an inclusive finance social enterprise, where she drove brand and customer transformation efforts across 23 Subsidiaries in Africa, Eurasia, the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America. Sonali has spent several years as a brand strategy and sustainability consultant to a diverse group of CPG, healthcare, apparel and footwear, hospitality and nonprofit organizations. Earlier in her career, she worked at Interbrand as Director, Brand Strategy, and at Procter & Gamble as Assistant Brand Manager, Healthcare, in ASEAN, Australia and India.

Sonali is passionate about the intersection of business, technology and innovation to create sustainable and scalable social impact and advises many social impact startups. She co-founded a seed-funded technology startup focused on corporate brand building, community impact and social media, which wound down operations in 2012.

Sonali earned her Bachelor of Business Studies degree from University of Delhi, India; a Master of Business Administration from NMIMS, Mumbai, India; and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.