Linda Cornish is the Founder and President of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership, the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the U.S. building awareness of the health and nutritional benefits of seafood. SNP is addressing the country’s public health crisis through education programs that inspire Americans to incorporate more seafood and omega-3s into their diets for improved health as per USDA Dietary Guidelines. She is a mission-driven executive who is working on addressing America’s public health crisis by empowering healthier food consumption.
She has raised over $13MM to support the SNP mission, established SNP as the trusted voice for seafood nutrition for the industry, and a credible go-to resource for federal agencies that have oversight on nutrition, philanthropy, and health and nutrition communities. Linda has led and piloted regional public health campaigns such as Healthy Heart Pledge, Little Seafoodies, Eat Seafood, America! and Fall In Love With Seafood. She provides leadership and guidance to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Scientific Nutrition Advisory Council, Committees, Fundraising, Communications, and Operations teams. To date, the per capita seafood consumption has increased in the U.S. since SNP’s founding.
Linda is an advisor to the FMI: The Food Industry Association, Seafood Strategy Leadership Council; a Steering Group Member to the World Economic Form: Blue Food Partnership – Sustainable Aquaculture 2030. She has presented to many groups including Aquaculture America, Aquarium of the Pacific, Bay of Fundy Seafood Forum, Boston Museum of Science, Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance, Clinton Global Initiative, Global Seafood Alliance – GOAL Conference, Global Seafood Marketing Conference, Groundfish Forum, Seafood Expo North America, Sustainable Seafood Week NYC, World Seafood Congress, and Women of Seafood.
She has held leadership and management positions with Arthur Andersen, Hitachi Business Consulting, Harrah’s Entertainment, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, and Bill of Rights Institute. She is co-founder and past chairperson for the Memphis Farmers Market and served on the board of Greening Greater Memphis. Linda is a graduate of the University of California at Riverside with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. She lives with her husband and two Sealyham Terriers in Harbor Town, an island community in Memphis, TN along the Mississippi River.
