Matt Bird CEO of CommPro Ranked Top 10 Most Influential Media and Communications Executive for UN SDGs
In recent news the United Nations has a new agency champion, CommPro Agency Chief Strategy Officer Matt Bird has been ranked 3rd most influenctial media and communicaitons exuetive for impact – having put his skills, experience adn agancy to work for the UN SDGs on heals of Media for impact summit. The media for impact Top10 highlights the important work these 10 individuals do through their companies and agencies. All those honored were attendees selected from the media for social impact summit and since then have implemented resources and or launched campaigns to promote the SDGs globally. The ranking system to identify the Top 10 media for social impact Leaders was based on key SDG initiatives and strategic weighting of execution, influence, and contribution.
From the report:
Ranked #3. Matthew Bird — President, CommPro Worldwide (Agency)
At #3, Matthew Bird is recognized for his exceptional media and communication advisory work with numerous UN departments in support of the SDGs and ESG campaigns. Since the Media for Social Impact Summit, Matthew Bird has been arguably the most influential communications leader. He quickly became a key strategic media and public relations advisor, Since 2015 Matthew Bird and his firm [CommPro] have delivered some of the most successful executions in the history of the United Nations. Amongst other initiatives, CommPro Agency supported the Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) event (s), a dozen heads-of-state, UN Secretary Generals, and Foreign Presidents, delivering flawless brand integration and execution for United Nations UNCTAD.
Matt Bird is the Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy, media, fintech, and communications, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.
He has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI), UNCTAD, and the UN, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum, ADFW, Climate Week NYC, EU Parliament, COP, the Vatican, NASDAQ, NYSE, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.
He previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021, leading coverage of more than 10,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does.
