Patricia has 20 years of demonstrated international leadership in integrating science, research, marketing and sales in the production and nutrition side of agri-business sectors in Latin America, EMEA and North America. As the Managing Director of Food for Development she has been at the forefront of integrating and bridging corporate shared value goals with food insecure communities in Latin America and Africa. As a multi-lingual leader (Spanish, Portuguese, French, English) she has organized large international sales and marketing organizations working in cross-culture markets and environments. Patricia's deep experience in animal nutrition, animal production, agronomy has been complemented with her experience in food security, small-scale sustainable farming and rural food development. Her contributions to food security have been in coordinating programs and resources that have resulted in life-changing sustainable improvements in the lives of impoverished communities. She holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering with a specialization in animal production from the University of Buenos Aires and a Masters in Latin America Political Economy from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. A published author with more than 40 articles on animal and food production, her deep experience transcends development/aid strategic visioning, local community activism and many successful joint ventures with various influencer communities