Dr. Christopher Metzler
International Human Rights Lawyer, DEI and ESG Pioneer
Dr. Christopher Metzler is an International Human Rights Lawyer, DEI and ESG pioneer, a well publisher author and lecturer. He is also SVP, Corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The National Urban League.
He read law at Oxford University in The U.K. and Columbia University in New York City. He is a member of The University of Oxford and Kellogg College at Oxford. His Ph.D is in International Legal Philosophy from The University of Aberdeen where he published the precursor to ESG. “The Sword of Damocles: Holding Global Organizations accountable for Human Rights Violations.”
A former professor at Cornell University ILR School He created the first certification in DEI in the nation at Cornell University where he was a faculty member in DEI, Law and related disciplines.
After Cornell, he was Senior Associate Dean at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. At Georgetown, he also launched the Master’s degrees in H.R. and Diversity, Systems Engineering, Real Estate, Sports Industry Management, Emergency and Disaster Management, Technology Management, Urban and Regional Planning and The Executive Diversity Management Certificate.
He was CEO of a global DEI Consulting Practice which provides consulting, strategy, training, deisgn and other services for a variety of organizations and the author of the first ever competencies of a Chief Diversity Officer.
He has served on the faculties of Cornell, Georgetown, Thomas Jefferso n School of Medicine, Bellarmine University, Kings College, The London School of Economnics (LSE) and others. He was a Senior Fellow at The Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine. He served on the faculty of The Jossor Institute in Qatar and an educational advisor for The World Cup 2022. He frequently advises organizations on Board Governance and Compliance, and has served as an expert witness is discrimination cases in State and Federal Courts. He is an expert on ESG and advises global organizations on implementation and rankings in ESG and other governance related efforts. He drafts and edits ESG reports for global organizations.
In conjunction with Moth & Flame and National Urban League, he is redefining education and learning using VR technology.
Dr. Metzler provides strategic, policy and SEM support for global sustainability strategy, ESG reporting and ESG stakeholder engagement.