Corinna Hawkes

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Director, Division of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety at FAO

Italy

Overview

Corinna Hawkes is the Director of the Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division at the FAO, focused on transforming global food systems. With a PhD from Kings College London, her career includes leadership roles at City, University of London, the World Health Organization, and the International Food Policy Research Institute.

Outside of her official duties, Corinna is dedicated to fostering new leadership and empowering youth. She co-founded the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective to advance womens leadership in food systems and chaired the Board of Bite Back 2030, a youth-led movement working to improve food systems.

She co-founded the youth-led food initiative Bite Back 2030 with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Fast-Paced

Self-Confident

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Agrifood Systems
As a central part of her role at the FAO, she leads efforts to transform agrifood systems using a systems-based approach to improve global food security.
Food Policy
A long-standing focus of her career, she was formerly the Director of the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London and maintains a blog on the topic.
Women's Leadership
Co-founded the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective, an initiative focused on unleashing the power of courageous leadership and advancing women in the nutrition and food systems sector.

Media Appearances

Podcast | Corinna Hawkes, FAO. Featured in Donor Platform

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Corinna Hawkes on unlocking impact through a systems approach. Featured in FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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FAO's Vision for the Next Decade with Corinna Hawkes. Featured in FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Video)

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Work History

2-2023
Director, Division of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety at FAO
1-2021 - 2-2023
Chair, Board of Trustees at Bite Back 2030
6-2020
Co-Founder at Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective
4-2018 - 3-2022
Vice Chair at London's Child Obesity Taskforce
1-2016 - 2-2023
Director, Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London

Education

1993 - 1998
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from King's College London
1990 - 1993
Bachelor of Science - BS from University of Bristol

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Insights For Selling To Corinna

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes

DONT's

  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Corinna is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Corinna

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Corinna move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Corinna take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Corinna

Personality Compatibility


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