United Fresh Washington Conference 2019

Dawn Sweeney
President and CEO
National Restaurant Association


Dawn Sweeney is President & CEO of the National Restaurant Association, the Washington, D.C.-based trade association for the nation’s $863 billion restaurant and foodservice industry. Prior to assuming this role in October of 2007, Dawn was President of AARP Services, the taxable business subsidiary of AARP, where she was responsible for revenue growth and new product development for the 50+ market, serving AARP’s 40 million members. She also served as Group Executive for Membership, which focused on growing and diversifying AARP’s membership. Prior to AARP, Dawn served as Vice President of Market Development for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Vice President of Marketing for the International Dairy Foods Association, where she launched the “milk mustache” advertising campaign. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Government from Colby College and an MBA in Marketing from The George Washington University. Dawn serves on the boards of SITE Centers Corp. (SITC), Save the Children, the Bryce Harlow Foundation, and the U.S. Travel Association.

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