Akani Rodriguez Lopez

Akani Rodriguez Lopez is an accomplished strategist with extensive experience in leadership roles across various prominent companies. Currently serving as Head of Strategy at Diageo, Akani has previously held significant positions such as Global Director of Strategy and Portfolio and Global Director of Category Expansion at Anheuser-Busch InBev. Prior experiences include serving as Head of Strategy for Latin America and Corporate Director of Strategy at Kimberly-Clark, and working as Associate Director at Finalta (McKinsey New Ventures) and Associate Director at The Abraaj Group. Akani holds an MBA in Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has furthered education at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in 2023.