Diana Sheehan

Board President,

Foundation 65 Board member since 2020

Diana Leza Sheehan has nearly twenty years of diverse industry experience, serving in account leadership, category management, syndicated product and marketing strategy, and shopper and consumer insights roles at ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Mintel, and Kantar. Throughout her career, she has worked across retail channels and categories, developing strategic recommendations for in-store execution and brand development for many Fortune 500 companies. Diana has been cited in national and trade press, including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, CNN, and NPR, and spoken at many industry events including ShopTalk and GroceryShop. Diana earned an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

In her spare time, she also serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Instituto del Progreso Latino, and was recently appointed to the Illinois Lottery Control Board.  She enjoys jogging, watching her favorite sports teams, and spending time with her husband and two children at ETHS and one at Chute Middle School.