Today, Fair Trade USA announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. Tracey Turner and Rashmi Kumar join the Board at a pivotal moment for the organization as it continues to expand its impact for farmers, workers, and their communities around the world.
Welcoming New Board Members
Tracey Turner
Tracey Turner is a renowned entrepreneur and business leader with more than 30 years of experience advancing social enterprise, impact investing, and international development. She currently serves as Co-Founder and Chair of Stahili, which expands ecommerce opportunities across the African mass market, and serves on numerous boards focused on social impact and inclusive growth.
Throughout her career, Tracey has founded and led innovative mission-driven businesses, including Copia, an ecommerce platform serving lower-income consumers in East Africa, and MicroPlace, a social investment platform acquired by eBay. Her earlier work with organizations including Grameen Bank, Calvert Ventures, KickStart International, and the World Bank helped establish her expertise in economic development and market-based solutions to poverty. Tracey is also a mom of three, and a dedicated marathon and iron-man athlete.
Tracey’s experience building purpose-driven businesses and expanding economic opportunity will help advance Fair Trade USA’s mission and global impact.
Rashmi Kumar
Rashmi is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Medtronic, where she is responsible for AI driven digital business transformation across the company. She has over 30 years of experience in digital transformation, AI/ML, data and analytics, strategic planning, large-scale business process transformations, and operations.
She previously led the global IT team at Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) as Senior Vice President and CIO, overseeing large scale digital transformation programs. Rashmi has also served as CIO and CTO for Fortune 50 companies including McKesson, Southern California Edison, Toyota, HPE, and Tata Steel. She is on the Board of Directors for Myriad Genetics.
Rashmi holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from BIT Sindri in India and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.
As Fair Trade USA continues to scale its impact, Rashmi’s experience leading complex organizations and navigating an increasingly technology-driven landscape will help strengthen the organization’s future growth and resilience.
Building a Strong Future
Tracey and Rashmi further strengthen Fair Trade USA’s Board of Directors with complementary expertise across social entrepreneurship, global development, technology leadership, governance, and organizational transformation.
Together with the Board’s existing leadership, they bring valuable perspectives that will help guide Fair Trade USA as it advances responsible business practices, supports resilient supply chains, and creates greater opportunities for farmers, workers, and their communities worldwide.
About Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade USA, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America. Its award-winning, rigorous, and globally recognized sustainable sourcing certification programs improve livelihoods, protect the environment, and build resilient, transparent supply chains. The trusted Fair Trade Certified™ label on a product signifies that it was made according to stringent Fair Trade standards. Fair Trade USA is building an innovative model of responsible business, conscious consumerism, and shared value to eliminate poverty and enable sustainable development for farmers, workers, their families, and communities around the world.