PepsiCo appoints president of the PepsiCo Foundation

C.D. Glin – who is currently serving as Vice President of the PepsiCo Foundation and Global Head of Philanthropy for PepsiCo – will become President of the PepsiCo Foundation.

He will remain as Global Head of Philanthropy for PepsiCo and will report to Roberto Azevedo, Chairman of the PepsiCo Foundation and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for PepsiCo.

As President of the PepsiCo Foundation, Glin is stepping into a leadership role within the PepsiCo Foundation's Board of Directors. He will continue to oversee the Foundation's strategic direction towards a more sustainable food system through the PepsiCo Foundation's three core pillars: Food Security, Safe Water Access and Economic Opportunity.

Glin joined the PepsiCo Foundation in 2021 and has been instrumental in the launch and expansion of a variety of global PepsiCo Foundation philanthropic initiatives including:

• The Black Restaurant Accelerator program and the IMPACTO Hispanic Business Accelerator - two combined initiatives totaling $20 million dollars and providing 1,000 Black and Hispanic restaurant and foodservice owners - with capital, technical assistance, and mentorship services over five years.
• Expansion of the $18.2m ‘She Feeds the World’ initiative in partnership with CARE, working directly with women farmers in Peru, Egypt, Uganda and expanding to Thailand and Vietnam.