Krista Brinkley McDonald

Krista Brinkley McDonald currently serves as the EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Farm Credit Services of America, with a career that includes roles as Vice President of Sales Enablement and Vice President of Strategy & Innovation since September 2015. Prior experience includes over nine years at Conagra Brands, where Krista held the position of Director of Brand for Banquet Poultry & Brown 'N Serve and Odom's Tennessee Pride, as well as roles as Sr. Brand Manager for Bertolli and Brand Manager. Earlier work experience includes serving as a Sr. Legislative Aide for the U.S. House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004. Krista is pursuing the Chief Strategy Officer Program at Wharton Executive Education and holds an MBA in Marketing with Academic Distinction from Wake Forest University, as well as a BA in Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, from Wheaton College.