In 2023, Ebony Wyatt became the first Black woman to serve as sales vice president at General Mills, a role that has her overseeing $2 billion in sales to 50 grocery retailers across the U.S. She started as an intern and relocated eight times for General Mills before landing back in the Twin Cities, where she’s immersing herself in the community as executive co-chair of NextUp Twin Cities, a nonprofit devoted to advancing women in business. Internally, she’s focused on engagement for her dispersed 100-person team and creating an environment where everyone feels comfortable sharing ideas. Ideas are needed as the packaged foods giant navigates consumer responses to inflation, which puts pressure on grocery budgets. But Wyatt foresees solutions via “more innovation coming in 2024.”

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