Jeremy Schwartz

Jeremy Schwartz is a global business leader whose career bridges innovation, leadership, and sustainability. With a track record as Chair, CEO, and marketing visionary, he has built a reputation for transforming organizations by blending purpose with performance. Guided by values of integrity, transparency, and empowerment, Schwartz helps leaders and teams reimagine what’s possible—turning business challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth.

A change agent from the start, Schwartz combines corporate expertise with entrepreneurial grit. He co-founded Glorious! Foods with chef Marco Pierre White, gaining firsthand insight into innovation, risk, and resilience. This balance of boardroom strategy and entrepreneurial spirit defines his approach to leadership—bold, future-focused, and grounded in empowering others to act with conviction. As Chairman of Kantar’s Sustainability and Diversity Transformation Practice, Schwartz helped scale the startup to $150 million in revenue within two years, earning recognition from Forbes as a leading sustainability consultancy.

Throughout his career, Schwartz has led major transformations at global brands. As CEO of Pandora, he reversed declining sales and delivered €7 billion in shareholder value in just twenty months through digital reinvention and purpose-led strategies. At L’Oréal UK and The Body Shop, he prioritized ethical consumerism, digital innovation, and community partnerships—realigning The Body Shop’s mission around sustainability and guiding its $1 billion sale to Natura Brazil. Earlier at Sainsbury’s, he championed waste reduction and inclusivity in food retail by launching a £150 million range of “imperfect” fruits and vegetables, a move that predated today’s sustainability trends.

Beyond business, Schwartz’s principles extend into his personal life and philanthropy. A passionate mountaineer, he tests his leadership philosophies of courage, resilience, and teamwork while scaling 6,000-meter peaks. He is also a founding trustee of the Against Malaria Foundation, which has raised over $400 million and distributed 190 million mosquito nets across Africa. His leadership at Sainsbury’s also birthed the Active Kids program, inspiring 56 million children to embrace physical activity.

Today, as founder of Maxius Advisory and a sought-after global speaker, Schwartz continues to inspire executives and audiences worldwide to innovate with purpose, lead with authenticity, and build profitable businesses that do good. His message is clear: sustainable success is not a trade-off—it’s the future of leadership.