Laura Marie Edinger-Schons is a Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Hamburg and also serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of the University of Hamburg. Her research focuses on how organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit, can contribute to sustainable development in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Her work has been published in prestigious academic journals and has received numerous awards. In 2019, she was named one of the Top 40 under 40 by the magazine Capital.