Nira Johri

Former Chief Sustainability Officer, KFC (Yum! Brands)

Nira Johri is a Supply Chain & Sustainability executive with 20+ years’ experience delivering commercial results and safeguarding complex supply chains. She was most recently the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) at KFC, part of Yum! Brands. While there, she served as a senior advisor to the Board and Executive Team on managing long-term supply risk. She helped increase brand trust on sustainability +4 points, decreased value chain emissions 7% while revenue grew 11% and strengthened data for investor and regulatory reporting 175%.

Previously Nira drove brand and supply chain results for consumer goods companies during her time at Rich Products, Unilever, the World Cocoa Foundation and Jack Morton Worldwide. Nira has been widely recognized for her ability to drive impact and named a Top CSO by Women We Admire and Sustainability Magazine.

Nira is the Board Chair of Equal Origins, whose mission is to build stronger supply chains through gender equity. She proudly bakes and messily decorates cakes for at-risk youth through Cake4Kids. (Fairfax, VA, USA) https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirajohri/