Elena Saputo Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Leading product development across SustainCERT’s Scope 3 (value chain) portfolio

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Managing and executing end-to-end development of a set of new supply chain solutions that support the acceleration of decarbonization for the Food & Agriculture sector. My team focuses on the development of products and services that will help support reduction in F&A supply chains, including insetting and carbon reduction projects.

Greater New York City Area

As the Food & Agri (F&A) industry is changing at an unprecedented pace, it is more important than ever for companies to ensure that their business is future-proof. The sustainable business development team has been established to support Rabobank's clients in their journey towards more sustainable business models. Responsibilities include:○ Global lead on circular economy strategy, responsible for development of innovative structures to support circular economy goals for the global… Show more As the Food & Agri (F&A) industry is changing at an unprecedented pace, it is more important than ever for companies to ensure that their business is future-proof. The sustainable business development team has been established to support Rabobank's clients in their journey towards more sustainable business models. Responsibilities include:○ Global lead on circular economy strategy, responsible for development of innovative structures to support circular economy goals for the global corporate portfolio, including food & packaging waste○ Development of innovative integrated financial solutions focused towards circular supply chains. ○ C-level sparring partner for sustainability themes, specialized in circular-economy related transitions. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Rabobank's sector banking team is tasked with top F&A clients globally. Joining the team during its establishment, I supported the formulation of global sector strategies for the consumer food, beverages, and animal protein sectors. ○ Supported formulation and execution of global sector strategies for consumer food, beverages, and animal protein;○ Lead/member of multiple strategic advisory deal teams;○ Spoke at a number of international conferences;○ Delivered multiple… Show more Rabobank's sector banking team is tasked with top F&A clients globally. Joining the team during its establishment, I supported the formulation of global sector strategies for the consumer food, beverages, and animal protein sectors. ○ Supported formulation and execution of global sector strategies for consumer food, beverages, and animal protein;○ Lead/member of multiple strategic advisory deal teams;○ Spoke at a number of international conferences;○ Delivered multiple strategy presentations to Rabobank senior management & executive board.Training: Pillars of Wall Street - M&A bootcamp Show less

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

Rabo Research is one of the leading knowledge institutions within the F&A sector. I was responsible for producing strategic industry and sector views on the global beverages sector, and the coffee, spirits, soft drinks, and wine sub-sectors in particular. ○ Advised on multiple international transactions○ 4-month M&A secondment○ Multiple publications, including research papers and quarterlies

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

Rabobank's Corporate Management Traineeship is one of the most competitive finance traineeships in the Netherlands. The 1-year program included four 10-week rotations in different teams within the bank, as well as multiple financial, accounting, leadership, and speaking training courses. Rotations:○ Multilateral Development Banks○ Franchise client team○ Debt Capital Markets - Bond Origination○ Local bank The Hague - Account Management

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

The country risk research team is responsible for long term views on (financial) country risk. Within the team, I worked on a special report on the effects of (political) instability and conflict on financial country risk analysis, and how to go about incorporating this into risk modeling.○ Special report "Why people rebel - political risk analysis and country risk"○ Writing country risk reports & weekly updates

The Hague Area, Netherlands

The Peacebuilding and Stabilization Unit focused on regions that were considered especially fragile, including Afghanistan and Sudan. I worked with theme & country experts to support successful international rollout of Dutch foreign policy.○ Main coordinator of the conference ‘Fighting impunity in Peacebuilding contexts:’ a conference on transitional justice, organized together with the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)○ Part of several project groups ○ Wrote… Show more The Peacebuilding and Stabilization Unit focused on regions that were considered especially fragile, including Afghanistan and Sudan. I worked with theme & country experts to support successful international rollout of Dutch foreign policy.○ Main coordinator of the conference ‘Fighting impunity in Peacebuilding contexts:’ a conference on transitional justice, organized together with the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)○ Part of several project groups ○ Wrote multiple project proposals Show less

Corporate Sustainability & Innovation - Executive Certificate

Master Of Science (Msc), International Economics & Business, Gpa: 3.70

Activities and Societies: Specialization: Globalisation & Development Master's Thesis: "Grease versus Sand: calculating India's inflation.

Premaster, International Economics

One-year premaster in Economics

History, Military History, Arabic And Conflict Studies

Graduated with a bachelor's degree in History, with specialisations in Military History, Arabic Language & Culture, and Conflict studies..