Abena Afriye
Future Leader Class of ‘26
Senior Brand Manager, Innovation
Tyson Foods
Abena Afriyie is a Senior Innovation Manager at Tyson Foods and has been with the company 6 years. In her current role she leads Retail Snacking Innovation.
Prior to Tyson, Abena worked in new product innovation at Kraft-Heinz where she launched new products for Kraft Mayo and Kraft Salad Dressing.
Abena earned her BS in Finance from Bradley University and MBA from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 boys, Orange Theory Fitness workouts and is very proud of being a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.