Cristina Gnecco

About Cristina Gnecco

Hey Cristina — are you free in 15 to run backstage and hype up Hugh Jackman before he goes on stage to talk about gender equity?” I\'m incredibly fortunate my life is an ongoing adventure. Let me try and condense it-I grew up in a boardroom — not the corporate kind, the kitchen table kind. I was born in Colombia and raised in Atlanta. Both of my parents were entrepreneurs, so dinner conversations were about big risks, impossible problems, and building things from nothing.Outside of work I’m almost always somewhere in nature on a slightly chaotic adventure. I’ve- Gotten lost kayaking 75km in the jungle in Cambodia and found my way back after 12 hours via sign language- Traveled across India by bus and been a volunteer chapati chef at the Golden Temple- Gotten food poisoning halfway up Machu Picchu ( & still made it to the top)In work, I\'ve- helped build partnerships like a floating concert stage in the Amazon rainforest for Alok to perform on a global broadcast bringing indigenous voices + our planet to the mainstream- Yes… given Hugh Jackman (multiple) pump ups before he\'s gone on stage at Global Citizen Festival- Worked with Maggie Baird (Billie Eilish’s mom) and the Support+Feed team to collaborate with major brands, venues and philanthropists to fund free plant-based food for the communities that need it the mostThese days, I’m the cofounder of HOPE Hydration.HOPE is a powerful vehicle for my life dream: scaling impact by making kindness, access, sustainability, and equity part of mainstream culture.Long-term, success looks like legacy change — knowing I helped redirect access and power, used culture to move people toward a better world, expanded what leadership can look like for people like me, and lived a life full of curiosity, connection, and joy.(Mostly though, I’m just someone who loves people, nature, my grandparents & figuring things out along the way)

Experience

1. Co-founder & COO

   Hope Hydration

   May 2020 — Present

   CoFounder and COO at HOPE Hydration. I lead our commercial partnerships and run internal operations as we build a smarter, more sustainable future for hydration—one refill at a time.

Education

• New York University

  Social Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Global Development

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Sustainability
• Teamwork
• Customer Service
• Social Media
• English
• Event Planning
• Leadership
• Research
• Microsoft Word
• Fundraising
• Time Management
• Healthy Eating
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking