Douglas Sabo

Founder and CEO

Douglas Sabo is Chief Sustainability Officer at Visa Inc. Sabo joined Visa in 2008 after previous roles in Corporate Responsibility and Government Relations for high tech companies and trade associations.

In his current role, he oversees the company’s global corporate sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, reporting and communications. He co-chairs the company's cross-function Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Leadership Council, leads the environmental sustainability and human rights initiatives, and oversees the sustainability reporting process, including shareholder and stakeholder engagement, awards and rankings, and the company's sustainability report and communications.

Sabo currently serves as a member of the advisory boards of Sustainable Brands / Brands for Good, CECP's Strategic Investor Initiative and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights. He also represents Visa in additional organizations such as the Corporate Eco Forum and Business for Social Responsibility. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of corporate responsibility, sustainability and ESG topics on behalf of the company.

Sabo graduated with High Honors from Wesleyan University with a degree in Government and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Sabo also holds an Executive Certificate in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate School and an Executive Certificate in Corporate Citizenship from the Carroll School of Management.

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