Joyce Cacho

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 business growth insights – including about AI/ML and data in strategies for worker safety, productivity, and product quality.

As Board Chair, Sistema.bio, a technology innovator and manufacturer of bio-based energy systems, Joyce established Compensation & HR and Finance & Audit (F&A) Committees on the board, as integral to growing the $15B Series B investment, to deliver profits and impact through India, Latin America, and Africa operations.

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

A board director,... 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 business growth insights – including about AI/ML and data in strategies for worker safety, productivity, and product quality.

As Board Chair, Sistema.bio, a technology innovator and manufacturer of bio-based energy systems, Joyce established Compensation & HR and Finance & Audit (F&A) Committees on the board, as integral to growing the $15B Series B investment, to deliver profits and impact through India, Latin America, and Africa operations.

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

A board director, Sunrise Banks, N.A. (2018-2022), 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 to build the $2.3B assets, national bank.

Joyce was Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Novus International (2009-2012), up-tiering Sustainability reporting through Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) metrics across today’s $186M revenue company operations.

The first hire outside of The Netherlands, Joyce led expansion of Rabobank International’s Strategic Research Department (RaboResearch) of Rabobank Group ($660B assets). She embedded Food & Agribusiness insights in Credit, Syndications, and M&A.

Dr. Cacho's doctorate in Investment Decision Making and Corporate Finance: Brazil Agribusiness, shapes her unparalleled strategy abilities. READ MORE VIEW LESS

Joyce Cacho’s Background

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

New York, NY, USA

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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.