Giulia Chierchia

About Giulia Chierchia

Giulia Chierchia is an internationally recognized business leader with deep expertise in corporate strategy, sustainability, and transformation. She serves as an independent director of Schneider Electric SE, where she contributes to the board’s governance, investment oversight, and strategic review work. Her profile reflects a career built across major global organizations, with a particular focus on energy transition, sustainable growth, and the integration of ESG considerations into long-term decision-making. Before joining Schneider Electric’s board, Giulia Chierchia held senior executive roles at bp. Most notably, she served as EVP, Strategy, Sustainability & Ventures, after earlier responsibilities in strategy and sustainability. In those roles, she played a key part in shaping bp’s strategic direction, helping place sustainability at the center of the company’s long-term roadmap. She contributed to the development of a framework focused on net zero ambition, broader societal impact, and the embedding of sustainability into governance, culture, and operating processes. Her career also includes a substantial tenure at McKinsey, where she rose to the level of senior partner. That experience gave her a strong analytical foundation across industrial, financial, and organizational issues, as well as a broad perspective on large-scale transformation programs. She is known for combining strategic rigor with an ability to connect capital allocation, innovation, operational execution, and non-financial performance. At Schneider Electric, her background is highly relevant to a company positioned at the intersection of energy management, automation, and decarbonization. Her international experience, understanding of corporate governance, and command of energy-transition issues make her a valuable voice in board discussions about sustainable value creation, business-model resilience, and investment priorities. Giulia Chierchia represents a generation of board leaders who are both strategically minded and strongly committed to responsible business practices.