Joan Chow joined ConAgra Foods as executive vice president and chief marketing officer in 2007. Joan was named a Brandweek Marketer of the Year for 2009. In this role, she is responsible for leading ConAgra Foods' global marketing team, including advertising, media, digital and social marketing; integrated marketing communications; strategic marketing; consumer insights; and customer marketing.

Joan takes an in-depth focus on marketing for ConAgra Foods brands across the portfolio. Her goals are to build stronger advertising creative, effective media plans, sustainable customer linkage and a strong return on marketing objectives. In 2008, Joan's team launched ConAgra Foods' health and wellness platform — StartMakingChoices.com — an online tool for consumers to manage and track their health to live a balanced life.

Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, Joan was senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Joan began her career in 1986 at Johnson & Johnson. She earned her M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her bachelor's degree in linguistics from Cornell University.