40 Under 40, Class of 2021

Colby Pereira

Company

Braga Fresh Family Farms

Job Title

Vice President, Operations

Accomplishments

Colby Pereira is the vice president of operations at Braga Fresh Family Farms, a vertically integrated company that grows and ships organic and conventional fresh vegetables worldwide.

Colby holds a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business with a minor in crop science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She lives where she was born and raised, in Soledad, Calif., also home of Braga Fresh and the company’s brand, Josie’s Organics.

A firm believer in the importance of industry and community involvement, Colby is active in several professional and community organizations on the local, state and national levels.





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