Susan Shields

Background

About Susan Shields

Passionate, mission-driven marketing executive with strong general management and new product development background. Demonstrated record in building high-performance, cross-functional teams to successfully drive business results. Extensive experience in CPG and Foodservice Marketing and Business Management with positions including Board Member, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer. Strengths include ability to create a strategic vision, translate insights into actionable business strategies and tactics, lead and coach teams, bring creativity and innovation to marketing programs and new products, and provide overall business management. Additionally, Susan has served on several business and non-profit boards including Traditional Medicinals, BrightFarms, The Organic Center and the YMCA. Susan has been the CEO of Project Juice and Go Raw and she has held senior level marketing roles at The ISH Food Company, Lundberg Family Farms, Jamba Juice, Safeway, Del Monte Foods and numerous positions within the Quaker Oats Company. Susan holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she was an Austin Scholar, and she has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College. AREAS OF EXPERTISE » Board Management » Strategic Planning » Branding & Positioning » Consumer Research & Insights » Social & Digital Marketing » E-Commerce » Product Innovation & Development » Multichannel Sales Success » Team Building & Development » P&L Management & Forecasting » Executive Presentation Delivery