KVCcast™ interview with Amy Chen

David Nosnik host of KVCcast™ welcomes Amy Chen, Project Manager at Pepsi Hope (an organization within Pepsi with the aim of eliminating urban poverty) in charge of the Food for Good program. Amy was a brand manager for Stacy’s Pita chips and holds both a JD and MBA from Stanford University. She received a BA in chemistry from Harvard University, where she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation, she worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc. in New York City and then at the US Interagency Council on Homelessness in Washington, DC

During the interview Amy shares with us:

• How PepsiCo is committed to achieving business and financial success while leaving a positive imprint on society – delivering Performance with Purpose.

• PepsiCo’s Food for Good initiative, launched in Dallas in 2009 to help transform urban communities by increasing access to affordable nutrition and providing jobs and skills development through innovative community partnerships.

• And PepsiCo’s venture with Paul Quinn college in South Dallas turning the school’s football field into a sustainable working farm serving the surrounding Highland Hills and South Dallas communities, as well as local chefs and restaurants.