Founder and chief executive officer at Business for Good
Expertise: Sustainability
Education: NCOI Opleidingen; Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marga Hoek is a three-time chief executive officer, chair and board member. Due to her purpose-driven leadership, Hoek has gained recognition over the years as a global thought leader on sustainable business and capital. She is a multi-golden-awarded bestselling author of the trailblazing titles New Economy Business (2014), The Trillion Dollar Shift (2018) and Tech for Good (2023). Fortune praised The Trillion Dollar Shift, which highlights opportunities the UN’s Global Goals hold for business, as “required reading.” Recognized by Thinkers50 for her global management thinking, Hoek coined the slogan “Business for Good” in 2014 to emphasize her mission “to make Business for Good the norm, rather than the exception.”