Christina Raab

Dr. Christina Raab is the Vice President, Strategy & Development at the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, where she is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of the growth, innovation, and impact initiatives of the Institute worldwide. In this role, Christina also leads strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagements across key industries and communities, including built environment and architectural design. Before joining the Institute Christina held management positions in global multi-stakeholder organizations and advisory firms at the forefront of holistic sustainability services. She has worked with private companies and public sector institutions to advance the integration of sustainability and circularity in core business practices and to drive sustainable development across global value chains. She has successfully led holistic C-level and on-the-ground sustainability assignments with multiple sectors from consumer goods to manufacturing across Europe, Asia, the Americas and North Africa. Christina started her professional journey at the environmental branch of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and holds a PhD in materials chemistry from the University of California Santa Barbara / Vienna University of Technology.