New York and London (May 2025) — AccountAbility, a globally recognized leader in sustainability consulting, standards, and research, gladly announces that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sunil (Sunny) A. Misser, has been appointed to the Board of Visitors of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York (CCNY).

This appointment marks another significant step in the deepening partnership between AccountAbility and the Colin Powell School.

Earlier this year, the two organizations announced the creation of the AccountAbility Sustainability Lab (“S Lab”), a pioneering initiative designed to equip students with the knowledge, tools, and experiences to excel as the next generation of sustainability and business leaders. Launching in Fall 2025, the “S Lab” will combine rigorous academic coursework with real-world, hands-on engagement to offer students an immersive and transformative educational experience.

AccountAbility has made a commitment to support, over the next four years, the roll-out of the “S Lab” in partnership with the Colin Powell School. At the core of the program is the S Lab Fellowship, a year-long experience designed to integrate academic rigor with real-world ESG challenges. Fellows will participate in a fall credit-bearing course led by Colin Powell School faculty, co-developed with AccountAbility experts, and a spring capstone project designed with AccountAbility for hands-on application. 

“It is a distinguished honor to join the Board of Visitors of the Colin Powell School — an institution that exemplifies excellence, integrity, and leadership,” said Mr. Sunil (Sunny) A. Misser, CEO of AccountAbility. “As someone who believes deeply in the transformative power of education, I am inspired by the School’s mission, its faculty and by the remarkable students who bring it to life.” 

“Earlier this year, AccountAbility was privileged to launch a partnership with the Colin Powell School through the AccountAbility Sustainability “S Lab” — a collaboration grounded in our shared commitment towards developing ethical, capable, and resilient leaders,” Mr. Misser continued. “I am extremely grateful to now serve on the Board of Visitors and contribute more directly to advancing this important mission. I am very thankful to co-chairs Ms. Linda Powell and Mr. Marco Antonio Achón, and to Dr. Andrew Rich, Dean of the Colin Powell School — for their warm welcome, continued friendship, and steadfast dedication to shaping the next generation of globally minded leaders.”

Mr. Misser brings over three decades of experience advising Global Fortune 500 companies, international institutions, and multilateral organizations on sustainability strategy, governance, and transformational change. Under his leadership, AccountAbility has become a mission-driven global firm known for advancing responsible business practices and delivering practical, effective solutions to complex challenges. 

Prior to joining AccountAbility, Mr. Misser served as the Global Managing Partner for the Sustainability Advisory Business at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where heled the firm's sustainability and corporate governance efforts worldwide. Earlier, he held the role of Global Strategy Leader for PwC’s Assurance and Business Advisory Services — encompassing the firm’s accounting, risk management, and consulting operations — and also led the New York Metro Governance, Risk, and Compliance practice. 

Earlier in his career, Mr. Misser held roles in operations and advanced manufacturing at Mars, Inc. and Honeywell. He holds a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, at the prestigious Sloan Fellows Program, with a concentration in International Business and Technology. He also earned a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from M.S. University.

“We are grateful to Sunny and to AccountAbility for their vision and partnership in supporting our students to become leaders in sustainability and ESG; and we know that he will bring deep and valuable leadership to our Board,” said Dr. Andrew Rich, the Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean of the Colin Powell School.

The Colin Powell School Board of Visitors is composed of esteemed leaders from across sectors who offer strategic guidance, expand networks of support, and champion the School’s mission of transforming the nation’s most diverse student body into tomorrow’s civic and global changemakers. 

“Through the development of the S Lab, we recognized Sunny’s affinity for the Powell School’s mission and his passionate commitment to our students’ success, ”said Ms. Linda Powell, co-Chair of the Colin Powell School Board of Visitors and Executive Vice President, SAG-AFTRA. “We are thrilled to welcome him as the newest member of the Board.”

Mr. Misser’s appointment underscores AccountAbility’s enduring investment in the future of sustainability leadership and the power of cross-sector collaboration to drive measurable impact. 

“I have known Sunny for many years, and I know that he will greatly enhance our efforts to set Colin Powell School students on a firm path to success as they endeavor to make a positive impact in our society,” said Mr. Marco Antonio Achón, co-Chair of the Colin Powell School Board of Visitors, Global Head of Corporate Banking, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking.

In addition tohis new role as a member of the Colin Powell School's Board of Visitors, Mr. Misser also serves (since 2020) on the Dean’s Advisory Board of Lehigh University’s College of Engineering & Applied Science. He has also served on the advisory board of E-Business @ MIT, the advisory board for Innovation and Corporate Responsibility at MIT/Sloan, and as an advisor on the strategy and consulting track at the MIT/Sloan School of Management. Mr. Misser was honored as the 2017 Distinguished Alumni for Excellence in Industry by Lehigh University, ISE. 

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‍About AccountAbility

Established in 1995, AccountAbility is a leading global consulting and standards firm dedicated to advancing the sustainability and ESG  agenda. The firm works with businesses, investors, governments, and multilateral organizations to improve sustainability performance, drive innovation, and create lasting impact. Operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, AccountAbility has a global presence with offices in New York, London, Riyadh, and Dubai. The firm has been recognized by the Financial Times, Forbes, and Capital Finance International for its excellence in sustainability, strategy, and governance and its website is archived by the United States Library of Congress.

About the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership 

Established in 2013, the Colin Powell School is home to the social science departments at CCNY as well as the core leadership development and public service programs of the College. With 4,000 students, and graduating the most CCNY students annually, the Colin Powell School mission is to transform the nation’s most diverse student body into tomorrow’s global leaders. Half of our students are immigrants; more than seventy percent are first-generation college students. Eighty percent are people of color. Most come from lower income backgrounds. The Colin Powell School and City College remain among the most effective engines of economic and social mobility in the United States. The School is led by a faculty dedicated to the highest standards of research and to the university’s democratic and public obligations. Read more about the Colin Powell School.

About The City College of New York 

Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided ahigh-quality and affordable education to generations of New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. CCNY embraces its position at the forefront of social change. It is ranked #1 by the Harvard-based Opportunity Insights out of 369selective public colleges in the United States on the overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at CCNY can move up two or more income quintiles. Education research organization Degree Choices ranks CCNY #1 nationally among universities for economic return on investment. In addition, the Center for World University Rankings places CCNY in the top 1.8% of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence.

Labor analytics firm Lightcast puts at $3.2 billion CCNY’s annual economic impact on the regional economy(5 boroughs and 5 adjacent counties) and quantifies the “for dollar” return on investment to students, taxpayers and society. At City College, more than 15,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight schools and divisions, driven by significant funded research, creativity and scholarship. In 2023, CCNY launch edits most expansive fundraising campaign, ever. The campaign, titled “Doing Remarkable Things Together” seeks to bring the College’s Foundation to more than $1 billion in total assets in support of the College mission. CCNY is as diverse, dynamic and visionary as New York City itself. View CCNY Media Kit.