Speaker Profile

Mr. Liam Jesse Brody

Chief Executive Officer
Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA)

Session 1: Opening Session

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Date:

Wednesday,16th July 2025 | 9:45 - 10:10 AM

Bio

Brody is a proven sustainability professional with over 25 years of experience working in the field of food and agricultural systems. Liam most recently served as president of the ground-breaking Certified B Corporation, Sustainable Harvest. ​During his 5 years the specialty coffee importer he doubled the size of the company and deepened its impact, leading strategy, operations, sourcing, sales, finance, marketing, technology, and talent.

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Before his tenure at Sustainable Harvest, Liam spent nearly a decade as a senior executive with impact investing pioneer Root Capital, helping unlock $1 billion in finance for small and growing agricultural businesses around the globe. Prior, he was Director of Sustainable Coffee for Green Mountain Coffee (now Keurig Dr Pepper) and was a program manager, campaign director, and private sector adviser for the humanitarian organization Oxfam—where he became an early leader in the fair trade movement.

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Liam is a first-generation college graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Cornell and a Master of Education in Social Policy from Harvard. He is an alumnus and former national vice president of the FFA (Future Farmers of America), and a proud father.

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