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Jim Andrew

Milestones

My road in life took a while to figure out.
I’ve always cared about the environment—I grew up spending a lot of time outdoors, doing things like scuba diving and going camping.
In high school, I decided I wanted to go study business when I graduated, but I wasn’t entirely sure what that would look like.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign followed by an MBA from Harvard Business School.
I started my career at the ​​Boston Consulting Group, where I spent 25 years working in consulting and innovation.
I joined Royal Phillips in Amsterdam and worked in strategy, innovation, and sustainability.
I eventually joined PepsiCo and started as the senior vice president of corporate strategy and chief venturing officer.
I gained experience with PepsiCo and moved through various executive roles before ultimately picking up sustainability again and becoming the company’s Chief Sustainability Officer.
Keep following my journey

Education

High School
Bachelor
Accountancy
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Graduate
Business
Harvard Business School

Career

Chief Sustainability Officer

I work with all members of PepsiCo to make the food system more sustainable.

Career Roadmap

Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Business
Environment & Nature
Accomplishing Goals

Recommended Education

My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

undergrad
Bachelor
Accountancy
graduate
Graduate
Business

Hurdles

The Noise I Shed

From Society in General:

"I don't know how to get through this. This isn't going to work out for me."