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Joyce Cacho

President & CEO

Adinura Advisory Services Inc.

Boston, MA, USA

Adinura Advisory Services Inc.

Joyce Cacho
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Joyce Cacho’s Biography

Dr. Joyce Cacho is the CEO, Adinura Advisory Services, a boutique corporate strategy consulting company with an innovation focus. Her banking and global manufacturing career includes multiple high-profile roles. A non-executive board director (NED) serving as chair of boards of directors and essential committees, Joyce brings her P&L restructuring and growth insights including AI/ML and data in strategies for worker safety, productivity, and product quality. Certification in Generative AI for Productivity, including Ethics, builds on her expertise in investment drivers integral to Manufacturing & Financial Services businesses.

As Board Chair, Sistema.bio, an energy technology innovator ($15M Series B), Joyce established Compensation & HR and Finance & Audit (F&A) Committees on the board, as integral to growth, to deliver profits & impact through global operations.

Joyce is the first woman independent board director of Land O’Lakes, Inc. ($15B revenue) serving on the Audit, Operating, NomGov committees (2017-2019). Her enterprise risk management insights shaped Sustainability and...
Dr. Joyce Cacho is the CEO, Adinura Advisory Services, a boutique corporate strategy consulting company with an innovation focus. Her banking and global manufacturing career includes multiple high-profile roles. A non-executive board director (NED) serving as chair of boards of directors and essential committees, Joyce brings her P&L restructuring and growth insights including AI/ML and data in strategies for worker safety, productivity, and product quality. Certification in Generative AI for Productivity, including Ethics, builds on her expertise in investment drivers integral to Manufacturing & Financial Services businesses.

As Board Chair, Sistema.bio, an energy technology innovator ($15M Series B), Joyce established Compensation & HR and Finance & Audit (F&A) Committees on the board, as integral to growth, to deliver profits & impact through global operations.

Joyce is the first woman independent board director of Land O’Lakes, Inc. ($15B revenue) serving on the Audit, Operating, NomGov committees (2017-2019). Her enterprise risk management insights shaped Sustainability and M&A strategy reviews of this Fortune 215 company, funded by 3,963 farmer equity owners.

A board director, Sunrise Banks, N.A. ($2.3B assets; national bank), Joyce’s Certified Anti-Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation framed Compliance & Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), and F&A committees’ discussions about Fintech and small business products (2018-2022).

Executive leadership as Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Novus International (2009-2012), Joyce led up-tiering Sustainability reporting based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) metrics of today’s $186M revenue operations. The first ex-Netherlands hire, she spearheaded expansion of Rabobank International’s Strategic Research Department (RaboResearch), Rabobank Group ($660B assets).

Dr. Cacho's doctorate in Investment Decision Making and Corporate Finance: Brazil Agribusiness, shapes her strategy & finance skills.
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Joyce Cacho’s Background

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Adinura Advisory Services Inc.
President & CEO
2012 - Present
Boston, MA, USA
Adinura Advisory Services is a respected consultancy firm, specializing in providing strategic advice and solutions to businesses across various industries. With a focus on innovation and tailored strategies, Adinura assists clients in navigating complex challenges and driving growth.
 
Novus International
Global Chief Sustainability Officer
2009 - 2012
St. Louis, MO, USA
 
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Advisory Roles

NACD
Reviewer | Directorship Certification
Arlington, VA, USA
 
Competent Boards, Inc.
Certification Advisor - Climate Change & ESG
Toronto, CA
 
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Current Board Positions

Sistema.bio
Board Chair & Independent Director
2022 - Present
 
World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)
Independent Supervisory Board Member & Chair of the Finance & Operations Committee
2020 - Present
Amsterdam, NL
 

Previous Board Positions

Sunrise Banks, N.A.
Independent Board Director
2018 - 2022
Saint Paul, MN, USA
 
Land O'Lakes Inc.
Independent Board Director
2017 - 2019
Arden Hills, MN, USA
 

Memberships

CFA Society New York
Professional Member
2018 - Present
New York, NY, USA
CFA Society New York (formerly known as NYSSA and New York Society of Security Analysts) is one of the largest of 160 member societies of CFA Institute. CFA Society New York works in conjunction with CFA Institute to develop the industry’s future professionals and to raise the standards of professionalism in the investment management industry.
 
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
Member
2015 - Present
Miami, FL, USA
The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) is a globally recognized organization dedicated to combating financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing. ACAMS provides education, training, and certification programs for professionals working in the anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime prevention fields.
 
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Awards & Recognition

50/50 Women on Boards
50 Women to Watch for Boards 2023
2023
Los Angeles, CA, USA
 
Savoy Network
Power 300 | 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors
2021
Chicago, IL, USA
 
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Specialist Courses

Cornell | Generative AI for Productivity
Certification
Joyce earned certification in “Generative AI for Productivity (Ethics Included)” from Cornell University.
 

Charitable Interests

College of the Atlantic
Chair, Audit Sub-Committee (2024-present), Finance Committee, Committee on Trustees (2021-present)
2021 - Present
Bar Harbor, ME, USA
 
University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Business School
Chief Judge, Inaugural US Business in Africa Awards
2022 - 2022
Johannesburg, ZA
 
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Press Releases

Sistema.bio Acquires Inclusive Energy, Adding Digital Monitoring to Its Carbon Reduction and Biogas Technology Platform for Farmers
Press Release
Oct 2024
Wilmington, DE, USA
Sistema.bio will incorporate Inclusive Energy’s technology to put in place the first digitally-verified biogas carbon credits.
 
Sistema.Bio welcomes Dr. Joyce Cacho as a New Board Chair Member
Press Release
Sep 2022
Wilmington, DE, USA
Dr. Joyce Cacho is warmly welcomed by Sistema.bio as their newest Board Member and incoming Board Chair.
 

Joyce Cacho’s Education

University of Missouri-Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Investment Decision-making, Corporate Finance & Brazil Agribusiness Growth
Virginia Tech
Master of Science (MSc) | Commodity Marketing Policy & International Trade Competitiveness
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