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Zita Cobb
Canadian businesswoman and social entrepreneur
Zita Cobb, CM, is a Canadian businesswoman and social entrepreneur[1][2] who grew up on Fogo Island, a small outport fishing community off the North East coast of Newfoundland, Canada, in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Zita is the co-founder and CEO of the registered Canadian charity, Shorefast, which she launched with her brothers Anthony and Alan Cobb, on Fogo Island in 2004.[2][3][4] She is also the Innkeeper of world-renowned Fogo Island Inn[5] awarded Three Keys from The Michelin Guide.
In 2024,The New York Times questioned whether she was the most radical person in travel[6], noting her innovative Inn has the potential to inspire “other places to create an economic model in which tourism is in service to the community, and not the other way around.”[6]
Zita has been recognized for her significant contributions to the Canadian economy and