Cherrie Atilano

Cherrie Atilano is the founder and C.E.O. of AGREA Agricultural Systems International, a for-purpose inclusive agribusiness. She is a high-level ambassador of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement, which works together with the United Nations, and a U.N. food systems champion. She is also a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a board member of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Philippine ambassador of food security. She was named APEC BEST Award’s best top manager in the post-pandemic economy in 2021 and is the recipient of the U.N. Women 2020 Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles Covid-19 Action Award. She was also named among the inaugural 50 Next leaders by 50 Best and the Basque Culinary Center in 2021.