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Katell Le Goulven

Adjunct Professor of Strategy

Biography

Katell Le Goulven is an Adjunct Professor of Strategy at INSEAD specializing in sustainability. With over 25 years of experience at the intersection of research and decision-making, she advises businesses, governments, foundations, and international organizations on sustainability policy and strategy. At INSEAD, she directs the Hans Wahl Impact Entrepreneurship Programme and the Cartier Women’s Initiative Women’s Impact Entrepreneurship Programme and served as the founding Executive Director of the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society (2018–2025). Previously at UNICEF, she established the Policy Planning Unit to analyze global trends and guide organizational strategy, and she has held senior roles in governments, NGOs, and the United Nations, contributing to high-level commissions on the data revolution, sustainability, climate change and development, and global public goods. Katell holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics, MSc degrees in Agricultural Economics and Tropical Agronomy, and an Engineering Degree.

Publications
https://www.insead.edu/faculty-research/publications/journal-articles/human-dimension-climate-change-revisiting-commission

Cases
https://publishing.insead.edu/case/philanthropy-collaboration-andre-hoffmann-launches-intent