Gabriel Webber Ziero

Senior Legal Counsel, Swiss Re

Gabriel Webber Ziero is a senior legal counsel at Swiss Re’s Corporate Centre & Group Functions legal team where he coordinates ESG and sustainable finance related matters throughout the Swiss Re Group as well as provides advice for various stakeholders dealing with ESG and sustainable finance topics.

Before joining Swiss Re, he worked at a Swiss consulting firm specialised in ESG and sustainable finance as Head of Regulatory Advisory. In this position, he helped Swiss and international clients understand the ESG regulatory space and implement compliance strategies addressing legal requirements impacting their products and operations across the globe. 

He is licensed to practice as a lawyer in Brazil and holds a doctorate in International and European Law from Roma Tre University (Italy), as well as an LL.M. from Leiden University (Netherlands).  He is a lecturer in the Advanced Studies Programmes (CAS, DAS, MAS) in Sustainable Finance of the University of Zurich and a guest lecturer at the Master in Global Economic and Social Affairs of Venice Ca’ Foscari University. Moreover, Gabriel has contributed to teaching activities at world-leading universities, such as Cornell University, London School of Economics, Sciences Po, and the University of St. Gallen.