Nicki Briggs, MS, RD

Nicki Briggs, MS, RD, heads up Chobani’s Communications team. With her unique background in nutrition and communication, she works to spread the good word about Chobani to consumers, health experts, and media!

Before coming to Chobani, Nicki formerly directed Oldways’ Mediterranean Foods Alliance--a non-profit health advocacy group devoted to helping people eat better through a Mediterranean Diet. Here she created targeted media campaigns and lead innovative consumer outreach activities.

 Nicki is on the review board for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Her paper “Reporting on the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trials: Did the Media Make the Grade?: A Content Analysis and Commentary on Communications About the Women's Health Initiative” was published in Nutrition Today in 2008.  

 Nicki’s expertise has been featured in several media interviews, including Better Homes and Gardens, Fitness, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Redbook, Baking & Snack, Gourmet Retailer, Health, Shape, Grocery Store Headquarters, Today’s Dietitian, and Intermezzo.

 Nicki received her Bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida. (Go Gators!) During her time at UF, she was heavily involved in nutrition research and studied the efficacy of Ketogenic diets and seizure control in children with severe epilepsy. From this research, she saw directly the connection between diet and health.

 Nicki went on complete her dietetic internship at Tufts University Medical Center’s Francis Stern Nutrition Center and received her Master’s degree in Nutrition Communication from the Tufts University Freidman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. While at Tufts, Nicki discovered her passion for health marketing and communications.

 Nicki currently lives in Boston, MA with her husband, Drew, and her dog, Captain Meatball Hoagie (Hoagie for short). Her hobbies include cooking, baking and hiking.