Colleen Akehurst

Colleen Akehurst

Managing Director
Paine Schwartz Partners

Colleen grows small brands with great potential. Most recently, she was CEO of a small branded laundry and home care cleaning products business. Prior to that role, she worked at both Monedelez and Heinz in various strategy and marketing leadership roles, leading brands such at Trident, Toblerone, Green & Blacks, DeliMex and Wylers.

After finishing her masters at MIT, Colleen worked at McKinsey as a management consultant. She began her career at P&G in manufacturing, after completing her BS in engineering at Cornell.