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Agribusiness

ID: 725596 Massachusetts, USA

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Expert, Director of Employer’s Agribusiness Program, leads the world’s premier agribusiness gathering which is attended by more than 200 CEOs and senior managers from global firms. She organizes and teaches similar programs in Europe, Latin America and Asia, including 2008's oversubscribed Shanghai offering. Expert’s focus on the future of global agribusiness makes her one of the leading thought leaders in how food, feed and fiber intersect with fuel, chemicals, pharma, IT, real estate and finance. Her experience bridges academia, as author and teacher of dozens of case studies on strategic change and challenges in global agribusiness firms, with practical business experience. She was Chairman of the Board of RiceTec, Inc., a fully integrated agribusiness venture owned by the Prince of Liechtenstein, and she served on boards of various international companies and industry associations. After receiving a BS in Chemical Engineering with High Distinction from the University of Kentucky, she achieved an MBA with Distinction from the Employer and was awarded a Dean’s Doctoral Fellowship for research in economics and marketing.



Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1987 Degree: MBA Subject: General Management Institution: Harvard Business School
Year: 1981 Degree: BS Subject: Chemical Engineering Institution: University of Kentucky

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Director, Agribusiness Program Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2003 to 2007 Employer: Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. Title: Chairman of the Board Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1993 to 2002 Employer: RiceTec, Inc. Title: Chairman of the Board Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA);
Tau Beta Pi
Professional Appointments
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA): President 2011-2013; Board member and chair of strategic planning committee;
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review: Member of Editorial Board;
Business.2010 (a publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity): Advisory Board;
English At Large: Board President;
Belmont Library Foundation: Founding Board member
Publications and Patents Summary
She has written over 30 case studies on global agribusiness firms.

Fields of Expertise

agribusiness, business management, organizational development, experimental agriculture, agriculture future studies, new technology business value measurement, strategic planning, sustainable agriculture, marketing, agriculture

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