Cheryl Kalisch Gordon is the former Head of Strategy for Australia and New Zealand for Rabobank and has more than 25 years of experience in agriculture, agribusiness, trade, commodity markets, finance and consulting. 

From 2013 to 2017, Cheryl  was the Trade & Market Access Manager and Senior Economist for GrainGrowers Ltd, and from 2017– 2022 a Senior Analyst for RaboResearch Australia New Zealand, a member of RaboResearch’s Global Research team and General Manager of RaboResearch Australia New Zealand. Currently, Cheryl is a member of Grains Australia Trade & Market Access Council and a strategic advisor in the private sector.

Cheryl has also been a lecturer in Agribusiness Marketing & Trade, Market & Price Analysis and Benefit Cost Analysis at the University of Sydney. 

Cheryl holds a first-class honours degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Sydney, a PhD (Economics) from the University of New England, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.