Matthias Stausberg

Group Advocacy Director, Virgin Group

Advising Sir Richard Branson and the Virgin Group, Matthias Stausberg leads public advocacy on a broad range of global issues, including human rights, criminal justice, and drug policy reform. He also works closely with Virgin Group companies around the world, developing strategies and programmes to translate advocacy into tangible corporate engagement. 

Matthias joined Virgin in 2012, after more than a decade at the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. A native of Germany, he holds a master’s degree in mass communication from the University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism.