Dwight - Keynote Speaker

Vera Aqua Vera Vita welcomes Dwight Riskey as the Keynote Speaker for our 5th Annual "Evening at a Speakeasy" Fundraiser on May 13. Buy your tickets to be inspired by Dwight’s witness in overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstaces and become a part of the life-giving mission of VAVV to give the gift of True Water True Life.

Dwight founded Riskey Business Solutions/Strop Insights in 2007. Prior to that, he spent 25 years at PepsiCo in a wide variety of leadership roles. Most recently he led Consumer/Customer Insights for all of PepsiCo and was responsible for identifying consumer opportunities for growth. During his tenure he also served as Chief Marketing Officer for three PepsiCo divisions including FritoLay USA, FritoLay International, and PepsiCo Restaurants International. After joining PepsiCo in 1982 as Research Principal Scientist, Dwight held various positions of increasing responsibility in the company’s Research and Development Department. In 1986 he became Director of Marketing Information and was then named Vice President. Dwight next led New Products Development consisting of Marketing Information, New Products and Brand Marketing. Prior to PepsiCo, he was Research Scientist with General Foods. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and taught at several colleges and universities.