Kimberly Pryor

General Counsel at JBS Foods USA

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Kimberly Pryor serves as General Counsel at JBS Foods USA, a position she has held since 2020. Ms. Pryor joined the legal team at JBS Foods in 2013 as corporate counsel and quickly progressed through leadership positions in the company’s legal and corporate strategy departments. JBS Foods is the wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS S.A., the world’s largest food company. As JBS Foods’ General Counsel, Ms. Pryor is responsible for its North American, European, and Australian legal functions and serves on the company’s Executive Committee as well as its Business Security Committee, Safety Committee, Disclosure Committee, and Ethics Committee. During her tenure with JBS Foods, Ms. Pryor has had to manage a large portfolio of high-stakes, high-profile legal matters that have required her to interface with political representatives on both state and federal levels and to work closely with the corporate affairs, government relations, and ethics and compliance teams to execute company strategy and reputation management. During her career with JBS Foods, Ms. Pryor defended and was successful in achieving favorable results for the company in numerous multi-billion-dollar proceedings. As General Counsel, Ms. Pryor was also instrumental to JBS Foods USA’s growth strategy by leading numerous acquisitions that helped increase its revenue by 55% since 2013 to $54B in 2022. In her role, Ms. Pryor ensures compliance with all state and federal regulations governing the production and processing of food; provides legal guidance on the management of a portfolio of brands and distribution to customers in more than 100 countries; works on a wide variety of employment issues for a significant workforce of more than 75,000 employees in the U.S. alone; and manages all real estate, environmental, corporate governance, litigation, and transactional matters. She partners with the business to help drive the mission and success of the company and has an extensive track record as a business leader who excels in advising boards of directors and executive leadership through complex legal matters.

Prior to joining JBS Foods, Ms. Pryor worked in private practice at local Boulder firm, Berg Hill Greenleaf and Ruscitti, as a litigator, focusing on complex commercial litigation. A former youth basketball coach in Boulder for many years, Ms. Pryor continues to advocate for Colorado’s youth by serving as a mentor to high-school, college, and law-school students alike. Ms. Pryor received her Bachelor of Arts degree in classics and political science from St. Michael’s College, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law.