Chief Executive Officer at U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance
Saint Louis, Missouri
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Senior Vice President Global Sustainability
January 2015 to Present
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Senior Vice President Sustainability
June 2011 to December 2014
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Vice President Sustainability
March 2010 to June 2011
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Director of Social and Environmental Innovation
October 2008 to March 2010
Dairy Management Inc.
Director Strategic Planning
February 2007 to October 2008
Lowendal group
Sr Manager Business Development
February 2005 to February 2007
Cardinal Health
Project Manager Finance III
September 2004 to February 2005
Cardinal Health
Project Manager II
March 2004 to September 2004
Cardinal Health Europe
Business Analyst
August 2000 to March 2004
Cardinal Health
Finance Development Program
August 1999 to August 2000
What company does Erin F. work for?
Erin F. works for Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
What is Erin F.'s role at Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy?
Erin F. is Senior Vice President Global Sustainability
What industry does Erin F. work in?
Erin F. works in the Food & Beverages industry.
📖 Summary
Erin Fitzgerald Sexson (@fitzisit) is senior vice president, global sustainability for the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® , a forum for the dairy community to work together pre-competitively to foster research, measurement and innovation for sustainability from farm to table. It was founded by dairy farmers through Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), which is the parent company of National Dairy Council. Under Erin’s leadership, the Innovation Center conducted environmental impact assessment studies which led to an industry-wide voluntary carbon reduction goal and tools and resources to measure and track progress. She is currently leading the effort to enhance dairy’s contributions toward a more sustainable food system by examining the intersection between nutrition, health, hunger, food waste and environmental impact. Erin previously served as senior manager, business development at Lowendal group, a European operational cost reduction firm. She also led multiple projects at Cardinal Health in Chicago, and Maurepas, France, where she received the Chairman’s award for integrating a pan-European business plan for sales and marketing measurement. Erin is an Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow, Crain’s Chicago 40 under 40 recipient, and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Erin strives to enable sustainable food systems for the 21st century. She loves food and working in partnership with farmers on sustainability. Erin is passionate about connecting our dinner plates back to our farms, and believes everyone can make a difference through small steps, #fork2farm. Erin participates in many agriculture initiatives including, The Sustainability Consortium, Sustainability Agriculture Initiative, Field to Market, and the White House Climate Data Initiative and is frequent speaker on sustainable food issues. In her free time Erin is also a proud Big Sister #mentoringmatters.Senior Vice President Global Sustainability @ From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Senior Vice President Sustainability @ From June 2011 to December 2014 (3 years 7 months) Vice President Sustainability @ From March 2010 to June 2011 (1 year 4 months) Director of Social and Environmental Innovation @ From October 2008 to March 2010 (1 year 6 months) Director Strategic Planning @ From February 2007 to October 2008 (1 year 9 months) Sr Manager Business Development @ From February 2005 to February 2007 (2 years 1 month) Project Manager Finance III @ From September 2004 to February 2005 (6 months) Project Manager II @ From March 2004 to September 2004 (7 months) Business Analyst @ From August 2000 to March 2004 (3 years 8 months) Finance Development Program @ From August 1999 to August 2000 (1 year 1 month) Bachelors Business Administration, Finance @ University of Notre Dame From 1995 to 1999 Erin F. is skilled in: Strategy, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Sustainability, Business Planning, Marketing, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Fundraising, Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Sustainable Agriculture, Retail
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
1 year(s), 8 month(s)
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