The FBS faculty is comprised of accomplished food industry practitioners, skilled teachers and dynamic professors from the world’s leading business schools who are passionate and knowledgeable about food.
Our network of remarkable leaders is accomplishing great things together. Get direct and personal introductions to the people and partners you need to meet.
Open to enrolled learners and our alumni, the FBS 1:1 Mentor Network connects you to top leaders in the food industry, including successful entrepreneurs, executives at Fortune 500 companies, venture capitalists, award-winning chefs and more. See our full list of mentors and learn more about the platform here.
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Our faculty are among the foremost doers, makers, entrepreneurs and innovators from the worlds of education, business, design and technology. They share a passion for craft and mastery, but also for surprise and experimentation.
Professor of History in the Liberal Arts/Applied Food Studies Department of The Culinary Institute of America.
Head of Social and Environmental Responsibility at ISS Guckenheimer
Brand Innovation & Change Leader
Chief Innovation Officer, BEFORE Brands
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Naturally Bay Area Board Chair
Acting Director, Innovation Institute for Food and Health, UC Davis
Professor and Chemist, Food Science and Technology, UC Davis
Director of Innovation and Emerging Platforms, Plum Organics; Former Director of Operations & Supply Chain, Two Degrees
Start Up Advisor; Chief Marketing Officer, Pique Tea; Former VP of Brand, Plum Organics; Former GM/Brand Director, Method Products
Director, Agricultural Sustainability Institute Professor, UC Davis; Chair, Sustainable Food Systems, UC Davis
CEO and Co-Founder, Silvestri Strategies
Founder and CEO, Habit; Co-Founder and Chairman Plum Organics
Owner & Managing Partner, ChefStable
Professor, UC Berkeley; Founding Partner, Gobee Group
Innovation Director, Ignite at Salesforce
Culinary Designer, gravitytank; Chef, Storyteller; Food Prototyping Expert
Our faculty are among the foremost doers, makers, entrepreneurs and innovators from the worlds of education, business, design and technology. They share a passion for craft and mastery, but also for surprise and experimentation.
Professor of History in the Liberal Arts/Applied Food Studies Department of The Culinary Institute of America.
Head of Social and Environmental Responsibility at ISS Guckenheimer
Brand Innovation & Change Leader
Chief Innovation Officer, BEFORE Brands
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Naturally Bay Area Board Chair
Acting Director, Innovation Institute for Food and Health, UC Davis
Professor and Chemist, Food Science and Technology, UC Davis
Director of Innovation and Emerging Platforms, Plum Organics; Former Director of Operations & Supply Chain, Two Degrees
Start Up Advisor; Chief Marketing Officer, Pique Tea; Former VP of Brand, Plum Organics; Former GM/Brand Director, Method Products
Director, Agricultural Sustainability Institute Professor, UC Davis; Chair, Sustainable Food Systems, UC Davis
CEO and Co-Founder, Silvestri Strategies
Founder and CEO, Habit; Co-Founder and Chairman Plum Organics
Owner & Managing Partner, ChefStable
Professor, UC Berkeley; Founding Partner, Gobee Group
Innovation Director, Ignite at Salesforce
Culinary Designer, gravitytank; Chef, Storyteller; Food Prototyping Expert
Mentor, Educator, #MKEpreneur, Instructional and Program Designer for The Food Business School of The Culinary Institute of America
Professor of Wine and Beverage Studies at The Culinary Institute of America.
Founder and Creator of Diane’s Bloody Mary Mixers.
Founder and CEO of Beyond the Possible.
VP Product Innovation of SpoonfulOne.
Vice President of Philanthropy, Government & Industry Relations for the Specialty Food Association, owner of the Fancy Food Shows®, and the publisher of Specialty Food Magazine.
Director of Client Solutions for Datassential.
Assistant Professor of Applied Food Studies at The Culinary Institute of America.
Foodservice & Supply Chain Manager at The Good Food Institute (GFI).
VP of Marketing at Franklin Foods (U.S. Subsidiary, Hochland SE of Germany).
General Manager, Nourishing Growth, LLC
Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield, Specialty F&B, Entertainment & Hospitality Consulting
Founder and CEO of Kuli Kuli.
Vice President of Trends & Marketing at CCD Innovation.
Founder and CEO of Appanite, Inc..
Author, Founder and Executive Director, Food For Climate League
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, hint, Inc.
Chairman, Stonyfield Farm and Managing Director, Stonyfield Europe; Chairman and Founding Partner, “Just Label It!"
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kitchentown
Author and founder of Full Table Solutions, a catalyst for food systems transformation
Chief Executive Officer, The Hartman Group
Founder of Sonoma Brands and KRAVE Pure Foods
Co-Founder, America Online; Chairman and CEO, Revolution LLC; and Chairman, The Case Foundation
Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Civil Eats
Senior Food Analyst, NBC News; Chief Consumer Experience Officer, Innit; and Former Executive Director of Let’s Move!
Partner, Morrison & Foerster; Co-chair, Energy and Clean Technology Groups
Founder, FullBloom Baking Company; Board Member, Smart Cookie Scholarship Fund and Food, Family and Farming
Executive Director, UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Principal, Potrero Group
Founder and Director, Nutrition & Brain Fitness Lab at NYU School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU
CEO and Co-founder of Innit Inc; accomplished tech sector entrepreneur and executive
Senior Director, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, and Director, The Food Business School, The Culinary Institute of America
Health and Well-being Expert; Global Head of Innovation at Weight Watchers; former VP of Nutrition Ventures at PepsiCo
Founder and CEO, Byte
COO and CFO, Impossible Foods
Founder and Chief Impact Officer, Revolution Foods
CEO, REBBL; Author, Killing It! An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart
Interaction Designer, gravitytank; Concept Innovator; Excitement Generator
Associate Partner, gravitytank; Experience Designer; Creative Educator
CEO and Co-Founder, Revolution Foods
Mentor, Educator, #MKEpreneur, Instructional and Program Designer for The Food Business School of The Culinary Institute of America
Professor of Wine and Beverage Studies at The Culinary Institute of America.
Founder and Creator of Diane’s Bloody Mary Mixers.
Founder and CEO of Beyond the Possible.
VP Product Innovation of SpoonfulOne.
Vice President of Philanthropy, Government & Industry Relations for the Specialty Food Association, owner of the Fancy Food Shows®, and the publisher of Specialty Food Magazine.
Director of Client Solutions for Datassential.
Assistant Professor of Applied Food Studies at The Culinary Institute of America.
Foodservice & Supply Chain Manager at The Good Food Institute (GFI).
VP of Marketing at Franklin Foods (U.S. Subsidiary, Hochland SE of Germany).
General Manager, Nourishing Growth, LLC
Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield, Specialty F&B, Entertainment & Hospitality Consulting
Founder and CEO of Kuli Kuli.
Vice President of Trends & Marketing at CCD Innovation.
Founder and CEO of Appanite, Inc..
Author, Founder and Executive Director, Food For Climate League
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, hint, Inc.
Chairman, Stonyfield Farm and Managing Director, Stonyfield Europe; Chairman and Founding Partner, “Just Label It!"
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kitchentown
Author and founder of Full Table Solutions, a catalyst for food systems transformation
Chief Executive Officer, The Hartman Group
Founder of Sonoma Brands and KRAVE Pure Foods
Co-Founder, America Online; Chairman and CEO, Revolution LLC; and Chairman, The Case Foundation
Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Civil Eats
Senior Food Analyst, NBC News; Chief Consumer Experience Officer, Innit; and Former Executive Director of Let’s Move!
Partner, Morrison & Foerster; Co-chair, Energy and Clean Technology Groups
Founder, FullBloom Baking Company; Board Member, Smart Cookie Scholarship Fund and Food, Family and Farming
Executive Director, UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Principal, Potrero Group
Founder and Director, Nutrition & Brain Fitness Lab at NYU School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU
CEO and Co-founder of Innit Inc; accomplished tech sector entrepreneur and executive
Senior Director, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, and Director, The Food Business School, The Culinary Institute of America
Health and Well-being Expert; Global Head of Innovation at Weight Watchers; former VP of Nutrition Ventures at PepsiCo
Founder and CEO, Byte
COO and CFO, Impossible Foods
Founder and Chief Impact Officer, Revolution Foods
CEO, REBBL; Author, Killing It! An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart
Interaction Designer, gravitytank; Concept Innovator; Excitement Generator
Associate Partner, gravitytank; Experience Designer; Creative Educator
CEO and Co-Founder, Revolution Foods
Our Advisory Council is made up of some of the industry's most accomplished entrepreneurs and innovators, sector experts, and pioneering academics.
FBS Advisory Council Co-Chair; Founder & CEO, SBG Consulting
Founder and Managing Partner, AiiM Partners
Renowned Master Chef and Entrepreneur; CEO, The Charlie Palmer Group
Director, Global Food Services; Former Senior Director of Food & Bev, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Naturally Bay Area Board Chair
Senior Food Analyst, NBC News; Chief Consumer Experience Officer, Innit; and Former Executive Director of Let’s Move!
Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel, Partnership for a Healthier America
Professor and Director, Institute for Business and Social Impact, U.C. Berkeley-Haas; Chairman, Blum Center for Developing Economies
Professor of Organizations and Senior Associate Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Partner, Astor Group
Chairman of the Board, The Culinary Institute of America; Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Dunkin' Brands
Managing Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners; Former COO, JP Morgan Capital
Professor and Chairman, Entrepreneurial Studies, Babson College; Faculty Director, Babson’s Symposia for Entrepreneurship Educators; Co-Founder, VentureBlocks
CEO and Co-Founder, Revolution Foods
Former CEO, Tropicana; President, Barnegat Group; Operating Advisor, North Castle & Physic Ventures
Provost, The Culinary Institute of America; Certified Master Chef (CMC)
Co-Chairman, Breakthru Beverage Group; Trustee, The Culinary Institute of America
Former CEO and Co-Founder, Sutter Securities Inc.; FBS Advisory Council /strong>; Co-Chair; ; Chairman of the Board, The Culinary Institute of America
Our Advisory Council is made up of some of the industry's most accomplished entrepreneurs and innovators, sector experts, and pioneering academics.
FBS Advisory Council Co-Chair; Founder & CEO, SBG Consulting
Founder and Managing Partner, AiiM Partners
Renowned Master Chef and Entrepreneur; CEO, The Charlie Palmer Group
Director, Global Food Services; Former Senior Director of Food & Bev, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Naturally Bay Area Board Chair
Senior Food Analyst, NBC News; Chief Consumer Experience Officer, Innit; and Former Executive Director of Let’s Move!
Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel, Partnership for a Healthier America
Professor and Director, Institute for Business and Social Impact, U.C. Berkeley-Haas; Chairman, Blum Center for Developing Economies
Professor of Organizations and Senior Associate Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Partner, Astor Group
Chairman of the Board, The Culinary Institute of America; Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Dunkin' Brands
Managing Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners; Former COO, JP Morgan Capital
Professor and Chairman, Entrepreneurial Studies, Babson College; Faculty Director, Babson’s Symposia for Entrepreneurship Educators; Co-Founder, VentureBlocks
CEO and Co-Founder, Revolution Foods
Former CEO, Tropicana; President, Barnegat Group; Operating Advisor, North Castle & Physic Ventures
Provost, The Culinary Institute of America; Certified Master Chef (CMC)
Co-Chairman, Breakthru Beverage Group; Trustee, The Culinary Institute of America
Former CEO and Co-Founder, Sutter Securities Inc.; FBS Advisory Council /strong>; Co-Chair; ; Chairman of the Board, The Culinary Institute of America
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