Emily Fleischmann is Vice President of Global Market Development at the Almond Board of California, where she leads the strategy for building global demand for California almonds. Her role includes guiding where the industry invests, shaping market and marketing strategies, and evaluating how effectively those investments create demand and long-term value for almond growers.

Emily brings more than two decades of experience spanning finance, brand management and commodity marketing. She began her career in public accounting and corporate finance before moving into brand management roles at Kraft Foods and family-owned Foster Farms. Her combination of financial discipline and marketing experience informs her approach to stewarding grower investments and delivering measurable results.

Raised in Central Illinois, Emily also has strong ties to agriculture through her grandparents’ dairy and row crop farms and her father’s career as a USDA soil scientist.