AccountAbility Chief Executive Officer Sunil (Sunny) A. Misser is the newest member of the Board of Visitors of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York, joining 24 other distinguished Board members.
Prior to joining AccounAbility, a global consulting and standards firm, Misser served as the global managing partner for the Sustainability Advisory Business at Price water house Coopers, where he led the firm’s sustainability and corporate governance efforts worldwide. Earlier, he held the role of global strategy leader for PwC’s Assurance and Business Advisory Services, which encompassed the firm’s accounting, risk management, and consulting operations. He also led the New York Metro Governance, Risk, and Compliance practice.
“It is a distinguished honor to join the Board of Visitors of the Colin Powell School, an institution that exemplifies excellence, integrity, and leadership,” said Misser. “As someone who believes deeply in the transformative power of education, I am inspired by the School’s mission, its faculty and by the remarkable students who bring it to life. I am extremely grateful to now serve on the Board of Visitors and contribute more directly to advancing this important mission.”
Earlier this year, AccountAbility launched a partnership with the Colin Powell School through the AccountAbility Sustainability ‘S’ Lab, “a collaboration grounded in our shared commitment to developing ethical, capable, and resilient leaders,” he said. Launching in Fall 2025, the initiative will equip students with the knowledge, tools, and experiences to excel as the next generation of sustainability and business leaders.
“We are grateful to Sunny and to AccountAbility for their vision and partnership in supporting our students to become leaders in ESG and sustainability, and we know that he will bring deep and valuable leadership to our Board,” said Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean Andrew Rich of the Colin Powell School.
“Through the development of the S Lab, we recognized Sunny’s affinity for the Powell School’s mission and his passionate commitment to our students’ success,” said Board of Visitors Co-Chair Linda Powell. “We are thrilled to welcome him as the newest member of the Board.”
“I have known Sunny for many years, and I know that he will greatly enhance our efforts to set Colin Powell School students on a firm path to success as they endeavor to make a positive impact on our society,” said Board of Visitors Co-Chair Marco Antonio Achón.
Misser earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from M.S. University and his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. He has served on the Rossin College Dean’s Advisory Council since 2020, and was a member of Rossin College’s Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Council.
In 2017, Lehigh presented Misser with its ISE Distinguished Alumni Award for Excellence in Industry.
Misser also earned a master’s degree in management from the Sloan Fellows Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, with concentrations in international business and technology. He serves on the advisory board of E-Business @ MIT and on Sloan’s advisory board for Innovation and Corporate Responsibility.
