# James Boyle

> James (Jim) Boyle is the founder and CEO of Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR Inc), a Boston-based public benefit corporation and certified B Corp that advises global companies such as Akamai, Biogen, Cisco, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Wayfair on corporate sustainability governance, renewable energy procurement, and organizational resilience. A former attorney and aide to U.S. Senator John Kerry who moved through commercial real estate before founding SR Inc in 2009, Boyle built a shared-cost research and advisory model that has helped nearly 100 Fortune 500 and growth companies pursue more sustainable high performance. In 2026 he published Dignity First Leadership, a framework arguing that companies should place human dignity at the center of value creation in an age of climate breakdown and technological upheaval.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer & Founder at Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR Inc), Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Trammell Crow Company (former), Mintz Levin (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate; co-captain of the football team, Middlebury College, Juris Doctor, Boston College Law School
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. into a certified B Corp and public benefit corporation advising nearly 100 Fortune 500 and growth companies, Created SR Inc's Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), an aggregated renewable-energy procurement collaboration, Advised global companies including Akamai Technologies, Biogen, Cisco, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Wayfair on sustainability governance and resilience

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Graduate intern on the Labor & Human Resources Committee for Senator Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate
- **1992** — Joined U.S. Senator John F. Kerry's Senate staff
- **1996** — Served as a federal law clerk, researching and drafting opinions for a U.S. District Court judge
- **1997** — Became an attorney at Mintz Levin in Boston, advising on real estate and environmental matters
- **2002** — Joined Trammell Crow Company as VP of Corporate Advisory Services; later led the Greater Boston market team and co-led Corporate Advisory Services in San Francisco
- **2009** — Founded Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. in Boston
- **2026** — Published Dignity First Leadership: Developing & Driving a World-Class Sustainability Strategy

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. into a certified B Corp and public benefit corporation advising nearly 100 Fortune 500 and growth companies
- Created SR Inc's Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), an aggregated renewable-energy procurement collaboration
- Advised global companies including Akamai Technologies, Biogen, Cisco, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Wayfair on sustainability governance and resilience
- Received the Commercial Brokers Association's Platinum Award during his commercial real estate career
- Authored Dignity First Leadership (2026) with Anna E. Whitney

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published Dignity First Leadership: Developing & Driving a World-Class Sustainability Strategy, co-authored with Anna E. Whitney, calling for a new era of corporate climate strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://sustainround.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sustainablebusinessleader/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sustainround

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