Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert

Robyn O’Brien is on the Forbes Impact 50 List for her courageous and impactful work at the intersection of food and climate. She has been invited to give over 100 keynote talks, and executives and teams value Robyn’s candor and unique abilities to synthesize and share what you and your team can do to build a creative, collaborative, resilient mindset, culture, and roadmap for the 21st century’s changing landscape.

As a visionary and futurist, Robyn brings optimism, passion, integrity, and fortitude to her keynotes and works with S&P 500 clients to help leaders transform and scale their businesses. She’s led movements to bring transparency to our food system, label allergens and other novel ingredients, and she’s been a steady and clear voice in the transition to regenerative and organic agriculture. Her work to build the future of food came with invaluable lessons around climate, soil health, innovation in food and ag+tech, leadership, courage, technology, data, disruption, engagement, and strategy.

Robyn is frequently the highest-rated presenter at conferences and regularly appears on Tony Robbins’ stage. She is often seen in Forbes or in the New York Times, People, on CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and other media. She has inspired millions with her bestselling book and courageous TEDx talk which has been translated into dozens of languages. She's also a four-time founder, most recently of Sirona Ventures and rePlant Capital, financial services firms scaling climate solutions.

Robyn has been recognized by Erin Brockovich, Ted Turner, CEOs, professional athletes, King Charles, celebrities, musicians, and business leaders. She is originally from Texas and speaks candidly about the personal transformation required to lead. She is a dual citizen of the US and New Zealand, serves on the advisory board of OANZ, received a Fulbright fellowship to Paris, and studied French, Spanish, and Japanese before pursuing her MBA on a full scholarship. She is a mother of four and an adjunct professor at Rice University’s business school. She is named after a farmer who survived cancer.