Elena Kanner

Elena is an experienced marketing and strategy professional. Over her 30 years of experience, she has held senior level positions in marketing, strategy and general management at Kraft Foods, and advised a range of blue-chip companies delivering actionable strategies and marketing programs.

While at Kraft, Elena led an $800 million Post cereal portfolio through a period of growth and product development, oversaw new product development and innovation for coffee, beverage and cereal categories, spearheaded critical corporate growth initiatives including acquisitions and partnerships with major brands, and led strategic planning for the New York based business unit.

Since 2010, Elena has been advising CEO’s and CMO’s of market leading companies in Food & Beverage, Publishing, Tech and Healthcare industries. She has delivered business solutions grounded in analytics and consumer insight and helped manage the implementation and execution phase of projects for clients.

Elena holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).