Melissa Rodriguez
Circana
Principal
Melissa Rodriguez has been a part of IRI for nearly 20 years, engaging and energizing clients for growth across multiple areas of the store. As a Principal in Retail & Consumer Protein, Melissa leads client relationships with some of the largest protein companies in the world. She is a trusted advisor to her clients, assisting with consumer focused and customer centric data analytics to drive business decisions. She also participates in many of IRI relationships with industry associations including IDDBA and NAMI, and her insights have appeared in webinars, blogs, and Thought Leadership publications.
Circana
Principal
Melissa Rodriguez has been a part of IRI for nearly 20 years, engaging and energizing clients for growth across multiple areas of the store. As a Principal in Retail & Consumer Protein, Melissa leads client relationships with some of the largest protein companies in the world. She is a trusted advisor to her clients, assisting with consumer focused and customer centric data analytics to drive business decisions. She also participates in many of IRI relationships with industry associations including IDDBA and NAMI, and her insights have appeared in webinars, blogs, and Thought Leadership publications.
Keya Peterson
Amcor
Vice President, Strategy & Sustainability
Keya Peterson is the Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability for Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA).
In her role, she identifies growth priorities and helps develop actionable operational business plans to drive a growth agenda. She also leads the execution of Amcor’s Sustainability agenda in North America – collaborating with customers, and commercial functions to advance AFNA’s GHG roadmap in line with SBTi commitments. Keya is also responsible for strengthening the commercialization of the company’s more sustainable product portfolio.
Prior to Amcor, Keya led Strategy for W. W. Grainger, a leading industrial distributor, and spent nearly a decade with Booz Allen Hamilton/Strategy& focusing on go-to-market and digital strategies for CPG/retail.
Keya holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Masters in Computer Applications from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Delhi.
Amcor
Vice President, Strategy & Sustainability
Keya Peterson is the Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability for Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA).
In her role, she identifies growth priorities and helps develop actionable operational business plans to drive a growth agenda. She also leads the execution of Amcor’s Sustainability agenda in North America – collaborating with customers, and commercial functions to advance AFNA’s GHG roadmap in line with SBTi commitments. Keya is also responsible for strengthening the commercialization of the company’s more sustainable product portfolio.
Prior to Amcor, Keya led Strategy for W. W. Grainger, a leading industrial distributor, and spent nearly a decade with Booz Allen Hamilton/Strategy& focusing on go-to-market and digital strategies for CPG/retail.
Keya holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Masters in Computer Applications from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Delhi.