Paige Graham

SVP, Social Impact & Sustainability, Edelman

A strategist with expertise in the food, beverage, and agriculture sectors, Paige has helped companies tell their stories for over a decade. Her passion is the future of food systems, particularly the intersection of food production and environmental sustainability. She has launched related food system impact initiatives for global leaders including Walmart, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, Mars Wrigley, and Cargill, among others.

Throughout her career, she has worked with commodity trade associations, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the American Egg Board, and the United Sorghum Checkoff; agriculture industry organizations, like the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action; global manufacturers, including General Mills, Suntory and the JM Smucker Company; and retail and foodservice, including BI-LO Holdings, Wendy’s and Taco Bell.

She embraces client challenges on both a professional and personal level, helping guide engagements from setting and communicating sustainability targets or refining executive thought leadership to navigating supply chain issues or the global environmental landscape.

Paige is a graduate of Purdue University, is currently working towards a Master of Science in Natural Resources at Virginia Tech and is trained in GRI reporting standards. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, the associate board of the Delta Institute, and is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor.