Mariceli (Mari) Rodriguez was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She earned her B.S. degree in Chemistry from Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico. She attended graduate school at the University of Florida in Gainesville where she earned her M.S. in Food Science. She joined Campbell Soup Company in 2009 as Director U.S. Soup Product Development. She is the Chairman of the Hispanic Network de Campbell. Prior to Campbell Soup Company, Mari had a 19-year career in global beverages at Cadbury Schweppes. During her tenure at Cadbury Schweppes she was Vice President, Brand Commercial Product Development at Dr. Pepper Snapple Group where she was responsible for product innovations and renovations under the flagship brands of DrPepper, 7UP, Canada Dry, Sunkist, and Mott’s. In prior roles, Mari was Director of Technical Services and Intellectual Property, Director of Mott’s Product Development, and led International Product Development Teams in Latin America and Europe.