Polly R.
Senior Managing Director, Strategy & Business Transformation Food & Agribusiness @FTI Consulting
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Managing Director, Strategy & Business Transformation Food & Agribusiness @FTI Consulting
At FTI Consulting, I serve as a senior managing director in the Food, Agriculture & Beverage practice, advising clients across the value chain on business transformation, strategy, and performance improvement. I bring deep operating experience from prior CEO and industry roles to help agribusinesses, food manufacturers, and producer-led organizations strengthen supply chain resilience, navigate volatility, and align growth strategies with evolving political, economic, and sustainability pressures.My work focuses on designing and executing pragmatic strategies that connect supply-side realities with demand-side profitability, enabling clients to optimize efficiency while advancing innovation, product quality, and sustainability outcomes. I am particularly valuable to boards, PE sponsors, and management teams seeking clear-eyed diagnostics, credible stakeholder engagement, and actionable roadmaps that create durable value from the farm gate through branded food companies.
EDUCATION
Colorado State University
M.Agr.
University of Colorado Denver
BA
SKILLS
ABOUT POLLY R.
For more than two decades, I’ve helped food and agriculture leaders tackle their hardest strategic and organizational challenges so they can grow, adapt, and lead with confidence. I work with agribusinesses, cooperatives, nonprofits, and industry organizations navigating growth, consolidation, disruption, or transition.I advise leadership teams and boards on strategy, governance, and execution; coach executives; and design practical solutions that turn ambition into action. With experience spanning hands‑on agriculture and partner‑level management consulting, I connect boardroom strategy to what works operationally in fields, plants, and rural communities.My core strengths lie where strategy and people intersect: strategic and organizational consulting; building strong executive teams and accountable cultures; leading organizational change through mergers, integrations, and crises; executive coaching and board education; and clear communication that aligns stakeholders and accelerates decision‑making.I’m known for a calm, “lead from the back” style that creates psychological safety while surfacing tough truths and competing priorities. I ask hard questions, synthesize diverse perspectives, and help leaders move from stuck and overwhelmed to focused, confident, and decisive.In addition to one‑on‑one advisory work, I design and facilitate working sessions and workshops that drive real decisions and owned action plans, and I build practical training for executives and boards on strategy, governance, leadership, and organizational effectiveness across the food and agribusiness value chain.If you’re navigating strategic growth, consolidation, organizational change, or leadership transition in agribusiness—and want a grounded, experienced partner to think with you, challenge you, and help you execute—I’d welcome a conversation.
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