Kristina Hermanson is the head of APAC and Africa at Nuveen Natural Capital. She targets growth in the region in farmland, timber and nature-based investments in collaboration with the expertise across Nuveen. With proud roots on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, she has more than 25 years of international leadership experience, most recently serving as Managing Director of ANZ & ASEAN at FMC Corporation. She started her career as a mechanical engineer based in Europe and worked in commercial, strategy, and M&A roles in EMEA and APAC over a decade with global agribusiness firm, Archer Daniels Midland. She also served as director of growth and collaboration, at Coca Cola Amatil in Australia before joining FMC. She is a non-executive board member at the Australian Farm Institute and has recently served as a director of AgSafe, CropLife Australia, and non-profit, Business for Development.
Hermanson holds an M.S.M.E. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of California-Los Angeles. She is a passionate thought leader for inclusion in agriculture and a strong believer that a truly inclusive industry drives innovation and profitability.
