Mondelez International
Ms. Cousin has served as Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Food Systems For The Future Institute, a non-profit organization to catalyze, enable and scale market-driven agtech, foodtech and food innovations, since September, 2019 and has also served at Stanford University as Visiting Scholar, Spogli Institute for the Study of International Relations, Center for Food and Environment since September 2019. She has served as Distinguished Fellow of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a global affairs think tank, since June, 2017. Ms. Cousin previously served at Stanford University as Payne Distinguished Lecturer and Visiting Fellow, Spogli Institute for the Study of International Relations, Center for Food and Environment from September 2017 to June 2019. From April 2012 to April 2017, Ms. Cousin served as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, and she served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies on behalf of the U.S. Department of State from August 2009 to April 2012.
Ms. Cousin previously served in a variety of executive roles between 1987 and 2009, including Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of The Polk Street Group, a management services company; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of America's Second Harvest; Senior Vice President, Public Affairs for the Albertsons Companies, Inc.; White House Liaison and Special Advisor to Secretary for 2016 Olympics for the U.S. Department of State; and Assistant Attorney General for The State of Illinois.
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Mondelez International
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Mondelēz International’s purpose is to empower people to snack right. They sell their products in over 150 countries around the world and have operations in approximately 80 countries, including 131 manufacturing and processing facilities across 45 countries. They are one of the world’s largest snack companies with global net revenues of $28.7 billion and net earnings of $4.3 billion in 2021. They make and sell primarily snacks, including biscuits (cookies, crackers and salted snacks), chocolate, gum & candy, as well as various cheese & grocery and powdered beverage products. Their portfolio includes snack brands such as Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Halls candy; Trident gum and Tang powdered beverages. Mondelēz strives to create a positive impact on the world and communities in which they operate while driving business performance. Their goal is to lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. They aim to deliver a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life’s moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. Mondelēz International remains committed to driving longstanding and enduring positive change in the world. Mondelēz International’s operations and management structure are organized into four operating segments: Latin America; AMEA; Europe; and North America. Mondelēz generally sells their products to supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores and other retail food outlets. They also sell products directly to businesses and consumers through various pure play e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, their Direct to Consumer websites and social media platforms.