Natural Products Expo East 2015

Alissa Sears
Assistant Director-Pr
Harry D. Koenig & Co. Inc.


With a background in strategic planning, brand strategy, investor relations and corporate social responsibility program development, Alissa heads Christie & Co’s Strategic Planning and Growth Strategy Sectors and serves as the Executive Director of the Christie CommUnity Foundation. With her degree in Communication and International Relations from the University of California San Diego, Alissa leads Christie & Co’s Strategic Planning Team to develop results-oriented, comprehensive strategies across multiple industries. Alissa is also Partner of Kiwa Investment Summit Latin America, VP of California Coast Venture Forum, Co-founder of the adVenturesAcademy, and Advisor to RSF Social Finance, CircleUp, and the NEXT Accelerator. She is recognized as one of Forbes 25 Most Influential Kingmakers in Consumer and Retail as well as one of Pacific Coast Business Times 40 under 40.

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