
Food Tank’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Impact Director Peer Group
Food Tank’s CSO Group brings together Chief Sustainability Officers (CSO) and Impact Directors defining business leadership around sustainability. Representing the most innovative small, medium, and large businesses, the group addresses the growing need for broader networking and collaboration to drive change in the food system. Through presentations, case studies, social events, peer to peer mentoring, and important conversations, the CSO group hopes to inspire meaningful change in the private sector.
To join or for more information about Food Tank’s peer group please email Food Tank Co-founder Bernard Pollack at [email protected].
Founder and CEO
Planet Harvest
Founder
Dog & Whistle
Director of Operations
Burlap & Barrel
Executive Director
Periodic Table of Food
Vice President, Coffee and Sustainability
Stumptown Coffee
COO and Co-Founder
Owareco
Director of Sustainability
Chobani
Food and Ag Portfolio Head, Operating Advisor
Pegasus Capital Advisors
President and CEO
Newman's Own Foundation
Senior Partner
Event Horizon Group
EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer
PepsiCo
VP, Public Affairs, Government Relations & Sustainability
Crusoe
Director of Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance
Charlie's Produce
Senior Director of Sustainability and Impact
Bonterra Organic Estates
Senior Director, Impact & Sustainability, US
Mondelēz
Co-Founder and CEO
Foodshed.io
Director of Winegrowing & Sustainability
Honig Vineyard
Supply Chain Manager
Patagonia Provisions, Inc.
Executive VP of Sales
Chocolate Works
Strategic Account Director
Squint
Co-Founder
Wholechain
Co-founder and CEO
Aanika Biosciences
Director of Global Sustainability and Ethics
Strauss Group
Partner
Bain & Company
Sustainability Specialist
Shake Shack
Director of Food Systems Investment
Locus
President and CEO
American Frozen Food Institute
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
40 Million Owners
Chief Sustainability Officer
Crocs
President, North America
Flora Food Group
Founder/Principal
Here/There
Director, Social Impact & Community
Eataly
Head of Government Relations & Community Impact
Wonder
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
Murray Cod Australia
CEO
Shepherd's Grain
CEO
Next Impact
VP, Sustainability and Strategic Impact
Straus Family Creamery
Global Sustainability Lead, Food Program
Google
Director of Sustainability and Impact
Cisco
Advisor and Consultant
B. Cameron Consulting
Founder
Chasin' Dreams Farm
President
Equifruit, Inc.
Senior Director of Impact
Vital Farms
Director of Sustainability
United Dairymen of Arizona
VP of Communications & Public Affairs
Flashfood
SVP of Social and Environmental Responsibility
ButcherBox
Director of Marketing
GBC Food Services
Fractional Strategy & External Affairs Leader at Impact-Driven Organizations
Founder and CEO
Wheyward Spirit
Co-Founder and CEO
Mosaic Foods
Founder and Principal
Cellium Advisory Services
National Service Line Leader, Environment
Apex Companies
Group Chief Executive Officer
Strong Roots
Director of Sustainability
Amy's
President
Rä Foods
Co-Chief Executive Officer; Consultant
Organic Trade Association; Risk to Resilience (R2R) Strategy
Vice President of Business Development, Ecosystem Services
Bayer Crop Science
Sustainability Strategy Director
Accenture
Founder
Parlor Coffee
Edible Education Programs Lead
Whole Foods Market Foundation
Director of Sustainability
Riverence
Vice President of Sustainability
Handsome Brook Farms
Head of Communications & Corporate Affairs
Nestlé
Chef / Owner
Brewer's Foods
Chief Sustainability Officer
American Seafoods
Vice President of Public Relations
Dr. Bronner's
Head of Sustainability
Lopez Dorada
Founder and Chairman
FoodShot Global
Vice President, Sustainability Innovation & Strategy
Sealed Air
Senior Director, Sustainable Food Systems
JBS Foods
Global Impact & Climate Strategy Advisor
Pivot Bio
Director of Local & Sustainability
Midwest Foods
Director, Sustainability Governance
Atlassian
Senior Director of Global Sustainability Programs
ADM
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Burlap & Barrel
Senior Director, Mission and Advocacy
Applegate
Founder and Chief Eats Officer
Brass Roots
Senior VP, R & D and Sustainability
Ocean Spray
Director of Communications & Sustainability
SunOpta
Co-Founder and Chairman
Sipsmith
Sustainability Manager
Dole
Senior Impact Marketing Manager
Liquid IV
COO
EarthOptics
Director of Talent & Sustainability
Flashfood
Director of Strategic Programs
Leading Harvest
Client Operations Manager
Bevi
Director of Sustainability
ACME Smoked Fish Corp
Co-Founder
Alpha Food Labs
Global Sustainability Communications Manager
Nespresso
Sustainable Nutrition Specialist
Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk
Co-Founder and VP Sales & Marketing
Pasturebird
President & Chief Operating Officer
Maple Leaf Foods
Director of Impact, Communications & Key Accounts
Superior Foods
Head of Sustainability
Ingka Centres
Head of Sustainability and Marketing
Belltown Farms
SVP of Product
Banza
Director of Supply Chain and Sustainability
Just Salad
Managing Director
Divine Chocolate UK
Founder
Seggiano
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
LVMH
Co-CEO
Nutri8
Head of Sustainability Communications, USA
Nespresso
Chief Sustainability Officer
IFF
Co-Founder
SIMPLi
Director of Environmental Sustainability
Perdue Farms
Senior Director, Impact & Strategic Initiatives
ButcherBox
Community Food Systems Strategist and Intercultural Equity Consultant
Allanah.h Consulting
Chief Sustainability Officer
Yum! Brands
Founder and President
High Rider Consulting
Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG
Carlsberg Group
Global Impact
Valvoline Global
Vice President Sustainability
Aramark
Chief Purpose Officer
Traditional Medicinals
Group Director, International Sustainability
ALDI South Group
Co-Founder and CEO
Tomato Bliss
Health Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement Lead
Ahold Delhaize USA
Head of Impact
Ella's Kitchen
Founder
Blk & Bold
CEO & Creator
CHOPUTA
Head of Global Innovation Center
SK Discovery
President
Dry Farm Wines
Vice President, Society
Diageo
Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer
Wholechain
Founder and Chief Culinary Officer
The Spare Food Co.
Board Advisor
Grounded World
Global Director of Sustainability
Compass Group
Co-Founder and CEO
Vista Brewing
Senior Scientist and Cell Biology Co-Team Lead
Wildtype Foods
SVP of Sales
Tractor Beverage
Senior Director of Commercial Strategy & Impact
Hu Kitchen
CEO
Atomo Coffee
Senior Vice President; Chief Government and Industry Relations Officer
Dairy Farmers of America
Global Food Operations Manager
IKEA
Vice President Enterprise Logistics
Raley's
Senior Director of Sustainability
US Foods
Founder
The Goods Mart
Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing & Sustainability
Once Upon a Farm
Co-Founder
Wisy
Co-Founder
Wisy
Founder
Passiflora Consulting
Director of Responsibility and Impact
Panera Bread
Senior Director, Communications and Impact
Niman Ranch
CSO - Upcycled Foods, Inc
Founder and Principal - FUDI Impact Partners
Chief Sustainability Officer
Smithfield Foods
Global Head of Sustainability
Amazon Worldwide Grocery
Director of Climate, Packaging & Environment
Mondelez International
CEO and Co-Founder
Ecotone Renewables
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Quinn Snacks
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer
Sprouts Farmers Market
Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer
Bel
Chief Wellbeing and Sustainable Business Officer
WK Kellogg Co
Senior Director of Sustainability and Government Affairs
Stonyfield Organic
Communications Strategist
Former Blue Apron, Weber Shandwick
Founder
Journey Foods
Vice President of Operations, North America
Too Good To Go
CGAP Advisor, Inclusive Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Food System
World Bank
Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer and Head of Enterprise Risk Mangement
Beam Suntory
Founder
PipSnacks
Vice President of Corporate Sustainability
Post Holdings
Director of Sustainability and Communications
Handsome Brook Farms
Head of Global Sustainability
The Hershey Company
Director of Sustainability
ALDI US
Vice President of Communications
Perdue Premium Meat Company
CEO & Co-Founder
Arva Intelligence
VP and Chief of Global Impact, Sustainability
SnackFutures (Mondelēz)
Chief Sustainability & Global Impact Officer
General Mills
Manager
Agrifood Comunicación
North American Sustainability Manager
Symrise AG
Chief Strategy Officer
Meat Institute
Food System Fellow
Acumen Academy
Sustainability Manager
Lundberg Family Farms
Senior Manager, Natural Climate Solutions
Salesforce
CEO
Woolcool
Advisor Partner; Assistant VP, Climate Change
Yield Lab APAC VC; WSP
Founder
Clover Food Lab
Founder and Principal
Six Mile Creek Strategy
Senior Director, Head of Mission & Sustainability
Horizon Organic
ESG Controller
Foot Locker, Inc.
Founder
KitchenOpsConsulting LLC
Global Sustainability Manager – Climate, Global Impact
McDonald's
Sustainability Director
Elysium Events
Senior Director of Agriculture & Sustainability
McCain Foods
Director, Global Climate Hub
Brunswick Group
Senior Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
American Frozen Food Institute
CEO and Co-Founder
kube
Chief Sustainability Officer
DTEK
REAL Food Mission Ambassador
Thomas Cuisine
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Cohere
Head of Sustainability, North America
Kerry
Chief Executive Officer
Hello Tractor
Senior Director of Government Affairs
ByHeart
Co-Founder and CEO
Daily Crunch Snacks
CPO & Co-Founder
ClearCOGS
Sr. Director, Sustainability & Social Impact
The Kroger Co.
VP of Marketing and Innovation
Lawson's Finest Liquids
Co-Founder and President
SamiChakra
Group Sustainability Manager
Regal Springs
Principal, Responsible Sourcing & Climate Strategy
Amazon
Policy and Sustainability Director
Plenty
Vice President, Sustainability
Chartwells
Senior Director of Corporate Development & Chief of Staff
Gotham Greens
CEO/Founder
Global Cooking School
Co-Founder and CEO
Gotham Greens
Group Head of Sustainability
Nomad Foods
Head of Corporate Global Affairs
Certified Origins
Climate Advisor
Watershed
Director of Sustainability
Organic Valley
Managing Director & Founding Member, Chicago
Golden Seeds
Co-Founder
NoBull Burger
Founder and Managing Partner
Table of Choices
Senior Sustainability Manager
Nature's Touch
Vice President and Head of Public Policy
DoorDash
Senior Director, Impact Partnerships
Chobani
Founder and CEO
Big Tree Farms
Sr. Director of Sourcing & Sustainability
CAVA Mediterranean Grill
Chief Strategist and CEO
Socha Branding
Senior Director of Engagement & Impact
Leanpath
Vice President, Strategic Reach & Workforce Partnerships
The College Board
Head of Sustainability
CIRANDA, Inc.
Head of Sustainability
Improvin'
Director of Communications
Former Bonterra and EO Products
Product Sustainability Lead
Trane Technologies
Senior Manager of Global Sustainability, and Sustainability & Social Impact Marketing Manager
Driscoll's
Senior Director of Sustainability and External Innovation
Inari
Director, Global Food Innovation, Sustainability, Regulatory
Taco Bell Corp./Yum Brands
Senior Manager of Operation Projects
Hain Celestial Group
Founder and CEO
Farmhouse Delivery
Founder - Tractor Beverage Co.
Founder & Chairman - Farmhand Foundation
Sustainability Manager
Bonterra Organic Estates
Co-Founder
Food Systems Collaborative
Global Food Sustainability Director
Unilever
CEO and Founder
Artemis
Board Member
Venchi
Global Policy Manager
Airbnb
Chief Sustainability Officer
Dollar Tree
CEO
Daily Harvest
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
CrowdFarming
President, Manitoba Harvest and Tilray Wellness
Tilray Brands
Co-Owner; Founder
Founding Farmers; Our Last Straw
CEO and Co-Founder
Catch Bio
Founder and CEO
Rootless
Director of Marketing and Communications
Therm
Director of Sustainability & Mission
Simple Mills
Chief Executive Officer
Copia
Director of Regenerative Agriculture Impact and Partnerships
Danone
Chief Sustainability Officer
Flora Foods
CEO
ACME Smoked Fish Corp
Head of Marketing
Tony's Chocolonely USA
VP, Marketing
Index Fresh, Inc.
Sustainability Program Manager
Great Lakes Cheese
Corporate Impact Strategy Manager
Riverside Natural Foods
Senior Manager of Producer Relations and Dairy Sustainability
Clover Sonoma
Vice President of Mission and Strategy
Nature's Path
Head of Growth + Impact
Adapta
Sustainability Manager
Goodr
VP of Menu & Marketing
Farmer's Fridge
Senior Director, Global Sustainability
MARS
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Actual Veggies
Director of Sustainability
Staples
Head of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
Sodexo
Chief Sustainability Officer and VP of Operations
Reformation
CEO and Co-Founder
Grace Farms Foods
Founder
Yolele Foods; Teranga
Executive Chef
H3irloom Food Group
Head of Corporate Affairs
Nomad Foods
Executive Pastry Chef
H3irloom Food Group
CEO
LPT Group
Founder and CEO
Farafena and Savanna Foods
Group Director, Global External Affairs
Fonterra
President
Saffron Road Foods
Founder and Principal
Vallaeys Consulting LLC
Head of Environmental Sustainability Operations & Business Excellence
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Managing Director USA
Kipster
Head of Sustainability Partnerships
Kraft Heinz
Associate Director of Sustainable Agriculture
The Campbell’s Company
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
GODOT
Global Chief Sustainability Officer
JBS Foods
CEO
Kioga
Founder
Guide & Give
President & Managing Director
Seggiano Foods
Co-Founder and CEO
Little Sesame
Chief Marketing Officer
MyMochi
Chief Sustainability Officer
inKind Hospitality
Senior Manager of Sustainability & Mission
Simple Mills
Senior Director of Sustainability
Hello Fresh
Senior Scientist and Product Developer
Wildtype
Founder
Winnow
