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Sonia Acuña-Rubio

Director, Food Product Certification, Food Supply Chain

As Director of Food Product Certification, Global Food Division, Sonia Acuña-Rubio ensures that NSF’s certifications provide independent verification for food label and packaging claims in all regions. In her role, she is responsible for the department’s revenue, quality, and performance. Acuña-Rubio oversees Quality Assurance International (QAI), an NSF company and leading organic certification provider in global markets.

Acuña-Rubio started her career as a food safety auditor before overseeing food safety and regulatory compliance operations for distribution centers and processing plants throughout the state of California. She joined NSF as Senior Managing Director of Latin America in 2007 and has since expanded NSF’s business in Latin America, which now includes product certification, water, and sustainability programs, in addition to auditing and training services. Acuña-Rubio played a pivotal role in obtaining NSF’s accreditation in Mexico for organic certification.

Acuña-Rubio holds a Bachelor of Science in agronomic engineering and a Bachelor of Science in technical engineering, both in the food industry, from the University of Santiago de Compostela. She has a Master of Science in biosystems engineering from the University of California Davis and a Master of Science in business administration from California State University Sacramento.