Jill Ahern

As head of Corporate Strategy, Jill steers strategic processes and practices across HAVI’s global business units and leads key strategic cross-business initiatives. She brings to the role nearly 25 years of experience directing collaborative business initiatives including business development teams, corporate events, product launches, and joint ventures.

Since joining HAVI in 2012, Jill has held leadership roles in both the Packaging and Advanced Analytics & Consulting businesses in the areas of market and consumer insight, innovation, and strategy. Prior to HAVI, she was a Principal of Promentum, a business strategy and implementation consulting firm, and Strategic Development Officer at VerticalXchange, where she launched and led numerous successful business-to-business trade ventures in diverse industries including food and beverage, cosmetics, discrete manufacturing and consumer packaging.

Throughout her career, Jill has served a diverse client list including more than one hundred Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, publishing companies and entrepreneurs, which has honed her passion for creating cultures of innovation and inclusivity.

She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management.