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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].

Melissa Ackerman

Founder and CEO


Planet Harvest

Jack Acree

 

Eric Adams

Founder


Dog & Whistle

Jake Agans

Director of Operations


Burlap & Barrel

Selena Ahmed

Executive Director


Periodic Table of Food

Shauna Alexander

Vice President, Coffee and Sustainability

Stumptown Coffee

Leah Alexander

COO and Co-Founder


Owareco

Meghan Altman

Director of Sustainability

Chobani

Paola de Almeida

Food and Ag Portfolio Head, Operating Advisor

Pegasus Capital Advisors

Alex Amouyel

President and CEO


Newman's Own Foundation

Matthew Anderson

Senior Partner


Event Horizon Group

Jim Andrew

EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer

PepsiCo

Sara Axelrod

VP, Public Affairs, Government Relations & Sustainability

Crusoe

Johanna Baare
Mark Baker

Director of Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

Charlie's Produce

Jess Baum

Senior Director of Sustainability and Impact

Bonterra Organic Estates

Sarah Beaubien

Senior Director, Impact & Sustainability, US

Mondelēz

Daniel Beckmann

Co-Founder and CEO


Foodshed.io

Kristin Belair

Director of Winegrowing & Sustainability

Honig Vineyard

Christie Biddle

Supply Chain Manager


Patagonia Provisions, Inc.

Whitney Bembenick

Executive VP of Sales


Chocolate Works

Kathryn Bernell

Strategic Account Director


Squint

Jayson Berryhill

Co-Founder


Wholechain

Vishaal Bhuyan

Co-founder and CEO


Aanika Biosciences

Shay Bialik

Director of Global Sustainability and Ethics

Strauss Group

John Blasberg

Partner


Bain & Company

Corey Blumenthal

Sustainability Specialist


Shake Shack

Dalila Boclin

Director of Food Systems Investment

Locus

Alison Bodor

President and CEO


American Frozen Food Institute

Michael Brady

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

40 Million Owners

Deanna Bratter

Chief Sustainability Officer

Crocs

Jim Breach

President, North America


Flora Food Group

Nicki Briggs

Founder/Principal


Here/There

Alexis Brown

Director, Social Impact & Community

Eataly

Stephanie Brown

Head of Government Relations & Community Impact

Wonder

Katherine Bryar

Chief Marketing and Sales Officer

Murray Cod Australia

Jeremy Bunch

CEO


Shepherd's Grain

Kelly Burton

CEO


Next Impact

Joseph Button

VP, Sustainability and Strategic Impact

Straus Family Creamery

Kathy Cacciola

Global Sustainability Lead, Food Program

Google

Grayson Caldwell

Director of Sustainability and Impact

Cisco

Birgit Cameron

Advisor and Consultant


B. Cameron Consulting

Sydney Chasin

Founder


Chasin' Dreams Farm

Jennie Coleman

President


Equifruit, Inc.

Andrea Chu

Senior Director of Impact


Vital Farms

Brandon Clark

Director of Sustainability

United Dairymen of Arizona

Esther Cohn

VP of Communications & Public Affairs

Flashfood

Julia Cohen
Evadne Cokeh

SVP of Social and Environmental Responsibility
ButcherBox

Nick Conn

Director of Marketing


GBC Food Services

Shannon Cosentino-Roush

Fractional Strategy & External Affairs Leader at Impact-Driven Organizations

Emily Darchuk

Founder and CEO


Wheyward Spirit

Matt Davis

Co-Founder and CEO


Mosaic Foods

Adam DeMartino

Founder and Principal


Cellium Advisory Services

Gregg Demers

National Service Line Leader, Environment

Apex Companies

Samuel Dennigan

Group Chief Executive Officer

Strong Roots

Renaud des Rosiers

Director of Sustainability

Amy's

Barry Didato

President



Rä Foods

Matt Dillon

Co-Chief Executive Officer; Consultant


Organic Trade Association; Risk to Resilience (R2R) Strategy

Max Dougherty

Vice President of Business Development, Ecosystem Services

Bayer Crop Science

René Edde

Sustainability Strategy Director


Accenture

Dillon Edwards

Founder



Parlor Coffee

Ashley Ellis

Edible Education Programs Lead

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Todd English

Director of Sustainability


Riverence

Tracy Favre

Vice President of Sustainability


Handsome Brook Farms

Christina Ferzli

Head of Communications & Corporate Affairs

Nestlé

Kyle Fiasconaro

Chef / Owner


Brewer's Foods

Tim Fitzgerald

Chief Sustainability Officer
American Seafoods

Ryan Fletcher

Vice President of Public Relations

Dr. Bronner's

Alex Floyd

Head of Sustainability


Lopez Dorada


Anukampa Freedom Gupta-Fonner
Victor Friedberg

Founder and Chairman


FoodShot Global

Myra Foster

Vice President, Sustainability Innovation & Strategy
Sealed Air

Sarah Fox

Senior Director, Sustainable Food Systems

JBS Foods

Jane Franch

Global Impact & Climate Strategy Advisor


Pivot Bio

Alex Frantz

Director of Local & Sustainability

Midwest Foods

Sarah Freed

Director, Sustainability Governance
Atlassian

Michelle French

Senior Director of Global Sustainability Programs
ADM

Ethan Frisch

Co-Founder & Co-CEO


Burlap & Barrel

Carolyn Gahn

Senior Director, Mission and Advocacy

Applegate

Aaron Gailmor

Founder and Chief Eats Officer

Brass Roots

Katy Galle

Senior VP, R & D and Sustainability

Ocean Spray

Claudine Galloway

Director of Communications & Sustainability


SunOpta

Sam Galsworthy

Co-Founder and Chairman


Sipsmith

Alisha Garcia-Cahlan

Sustainability Manager


Dole

Emily Gee

Senior Impact Marketing Manager

Liquid IV

Adam Gerson

COO

EarthOptics

Kelsey Getson-Matthews

Director of Talent & Sustainability

Flashfood

Rebecca Gildiner

Director of Strategic Programs

Leading Harvest

Cory Goodenough

Client Operations Manager


Bevi

Alex Golub

Director of Sustainability


ACME Smoked Fish Corp

Danielle Gould

Co-Founder


Alpha Food Labs

Katherine Graham

Global Sustainability Communications Manager

Nespresso

Alessandra Grasso

Sustainable Nutrition Specialist

Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk

Paul Greive

Co-Founder and VP Sales & Marketing

Pasturebird

Adam Grogan

President & Chief Operating Officer


Maple Leaf Foods

Kira Halpern

Director of Impact, Communications & Key Accounts

Superior Foods

Sharla Halvorson

Head of Sustainability


Ingka Centres

Brian Halweil

Head of Sustainability and Marketing

Belltown Farms

Leigh Hamp

SVP of Product


Banza

Alex Harden

Director of Supply Chain and Sustainability

Just Salad

Ruth Harding

Managing Director


Divine Chocolate UK

David Harrison

Founder


Seggiano

Amy Healy

Vice President, Corporate Affairs

LVMH

Derk Hendriksen

Co-CEO


Nutri8

Christopher Henry

Head of Sustainability Communications, USA

Nespresso

Renee Henze

Chief Sustainability Officer


IFF

Sarela Herrada

Co-Founder


SIMPLi

Ben Hildebrand

Director of Environmental Sustainability
Perdue Farms

Kelly Hilovsky

Senior Director, Impact & Strategic Initiatives
ButcherBox

Allanah Hines

Community Food Systems Strategist and Intercultural Equity Consultant
Allanah.h Consulting

Jon Hixson

Chief Sustainability Officer

Yum! Brands

Jacqueline Hochreiter

Founder and President


High Rider Consulting

Simon Boas Hoffmeyer

Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG

Carlsberg Group

Danny Holton

Global Impact


Valvoline Global

Alan Horowitz

Vice President Sustainability

Aramark

Jamie Horst

Chief Purpose Officer


Traditional Medicinals

Una Hrnjak

Group Director, International Sustainability


ALDI South Group

Nisreen Hussain
Monique Hypes

Co-Founder and CEO 


Tomato Bliss

Steven Jennings

Health Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement Lead
Ahold Delhaize USA

Chris Jenkins

Head of Impact


Ella's Kitchen

Rod Johnson

Founder


Blk & Bold

Uche Jumbo

CEO & Creator


CHOPUTA

Hee Jung

Head of Global Innovation Center

SK Discovery

Ramzy Kahhale

President


Dry Farm Wines

Jayant Kairam

Vice President, Society


Diageo

Mark Kaplan

Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer


Wholechain

Adam Kaye

Founder and Chief Culinary Officer

The Spare Food Co.

Hilary Keates

Board Advisor

Grounded World

Amy Keister

Global Director of Sustainability

Compass Group

Kent Killough

Co-Founder and CEO

Vista Brewing

Taeryn Kim

Senior Scientist and Cell Biology Co-Team Lead

Wildtype Foods

Lizzie King

SVP of Sales


Tractor Beverage

Anthony Kingsley
Daniel Klausner

Senior Director of Commercial Strategy & Impact

Hu Kitchen

Andy Kleitsch

CEO


Atomo Coffee

Jackie Klippenstein

Senior Vice President; Chief Government and Industry Relations Officer
Dairy Farmers of America

Cihan Kökler

Global Food Operations Manager

IKEA

Mark Koppang

Vice President Enterprise Logistics

Raley's 

Hannah Koski

Senior Director of Sustainability

US Foods

Rachel Krupa

Founder


The Goods Mart

Jane Kuhn

Sr. Director of Strategic Sourcing & Sustainability

Once Upon a Farm

David Kumaran

Co-Founder


Wisy

Kasey Kumaran-Stark

Co-Founder


Wisy

Julie Kunen

Founder
Passiflora Consulting

Tina Bosch Ladd

Director of Responsibility and Impact


Panera Bread

Alicia LaPorte

Senior Director, Communications and Impact

Niman Ranch

Udi Lazimy

CSO - Upcycled Foods, Inc

Founder and Principal - FUDI Impact Partners


Stewart Leeth

Chief Sustainability Officer


Smithfield Foods

Caitlin Leibert

Global Head of Sustainability

Amazon Worldwide Grocery

Carolina Leonhardt

Director of Climate, Packaging & Environment

Mondelez International

Dylan Lew

CEO and Co-Founder


Ecotone Renewables

Kristy Lewis

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Quinn Snacks

Brandon Lombardi

Chief Legal Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer

Sprouts Farmers Market

Paloma Lopez

Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer

Bel

Sarah Ludmer

Chief Wellbeing and Sustainable Business Officer

WK Kellogg Co

Britt Lundgren

Senior Director of Sustainability and Government Affairs
Stonyfield Organic

Muriel Lussier

Communications Strategist
Former Blue Apron, Weber Shandwick

Riana Lynn

Founder


Journey Foods

Chris MacAulay

Vice President of Operations, North America


Too Good To Go

Anjali Marok

CGAP Advisor, Inclusive Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Food System
World Bank

Kim Marotta

Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer and Head of Enterprise Risk Mangement
Beam Suntory

Jeff Martin

Founder


PipSnacks

Nick Martin

Vice President of Corporate Sustainability

Post Holdings

Sycamore May

Director of Sustainability and Communications

Handsome Brook Farms

Whitney Mayer

Head of Global Sustainability

The Hershey Company

Josiah McClellan

Director of Sustainability 

ALDI US

Kerri McClimen

Vice President of Communications

Perdue Premium Meat Company

Jay McEntire

CEO & Co-Founder


Arva Intelligence

Chris McGrath

VP and Chief of Global Impact, Sustainability

SnackFutures (Mondelēz)

Mary Jane Melendez

Chief Sustainability & Global Impact Officer

General Mills

Ricardo Migueláñez

Manager


Agrifood Comunicación

Michelle Miller

North American Sustainability Manager

Symrise AG

Eric Mittenthal

Chief Strategy Officer


Meat Institute

Anne-Charlotte Mornington

Food System Fellow

Acumen Academy

Lacey Moore

Sustainability Manager


Lundberg Family Farms

Megan Morikawa

Senior Manager, Natural Climate Solutions


Salesforce

Josie Morris

CEO


Woolcool

Rebekah Moses

Advisor Partner; Assistant VP, Climate Change


Yield Lab APAC VC; WSP

Ayr Muir

Founder


Clover Food Lab

Melissa Musiker

Founder and Principal


Six Mile Creek Strategy

Catherine Musulin

Senior Director, Head of Mission & Sustainability

Horizon Organic

Michelle Nadboy

ESG Controller


Foot Locker, Inc. 

Brad Nelson

Founder


KitchenOpsConsulting LLC

Sarah Neville

Global Sustainability Manager – Climate, Global Impact
McDonald's

Lindsey Newkirk

Sustainability Director


Elysium Events

Jess Newman

Senior Director of Agriculture & Sustainability

McCain Foods

Sandra Noonan

Director, Global Climate Hub

Brunswick Group

Jennifer Norka

Senior Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
American Frozen Food Institute

Kai Nortey

CEO and Co-Founder


kube

Jeffrey Oatham

Chief Sustainability Officer

DTEK

Liz Oba Killinger

REAL Food Mission Ambassador


Thomas Cuisine

Erik Oberholtzer

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Cohere

Christina O'Keefe

Head of Sustainability, North America

Kerry

Jehiel Oliver

Chief Executive Officer


Hello Tractor

Claire Oliverson
Colin O'Neil

Senior Director of Government Affairs

ByHeart

Laurel Orley

Co-Founder and CEO


Daily Crunch Snacks

Osa Osarenkhoe

CPO & Co-Founder


ClearCOGS

Denise Osterhues

Sr. Director, Sustainability & Social Impact

The Kroger Co. 

Allison Palmer

VP of Marketing and Innovation

Lawson's Finest Liquids


Amanda Patrick

 

Galo Pazmino

Co-Founder and President


SamiChakra

Elena Piana

Group Sustainability Manager

Regal Springs

Briana Pero Hosking

Principal, Responsible Sourcing & Climate Strategy

Amazon

Hema Prado

Policy and Sustainability Director

Plenty

Monalisa Prasad

Vice President, Sustainability

Chartwells

Gina Puccinelli

Senior Director of Corporate Development & Chief of Staff


Gotham Greens

Hari Pulapaka

CEO/Founder


Global Cooking School

Viraj Puri

Co-Founder and CEO


Gotham Greens

David Pettet

Group Head of Sustainability


Nomad Foods

Giovanni Quaratesi

Head of Corporate Global Affairs

Certified Origins

Ann Radil

Climate Advisor


Watershed

Nicole Rakobitsch

Director of Sustainability


Organic Valley

Karuna Rawal

Managing Director & Founding Member, Chicago

Golden Seeds

Elizabeth Raymond

Co-Founder


NoBull Burger

Lee Recht

Founder and Managing Partner

Table of Choices

Danielle Reid

Senior Sustainability Manager

Nature's Touch

Max Rettig

Vice President and Head of Public Policy

DoorDash

Sophie Rifkin

Senior Director, Impact Partnerships


Chobani
 

Ben Ripple

Founder and CEO


Big Tree Farms
 

Michael Rinaldi
Jenny Roberts

Sr. Director of Sourcing & Sustainability

CAVA Mediterranean Grill

Kristine Root

Chief Strategist and CEO


Socha Branding

Jessica Rosen

Senior Director of Engagement & Impact

Leanpath

Diana Rothschild

Vice President, Strategic Reach & Workforce Partnerships

The College Board

Joe Rouleau

Head of Sustainability


CIRANDA, Inc. 

Shauna Sadowski

Head of Sustainability

Improvin'

Meredith Soden

Director of Communications

Former Bonterra and EO Products

Shannon Sajdak

Product Sustainability Lead

Trane Technologies

Alejandra Sanchez

Senior Manager of Global Sustainability, and Sustainability & Social Impact Marketing Manager
Driscoll's

Jamie Saxon

Senior Director of Sustainability and External Innovation

Inari

Missy Schaaphok

Director, Global Food Innovation, Sustainability, Regulatory

Taco Bell Corp./Yum Brands

Maggie Schanck

Senior Manager of Operation Projects

Hain Celestial Group

Stephanie Scherzer

Founder and CEO


Farmhouse Delivery

Justin Schneir

Founder - Tractor Beverage Co.

Founder & Chairman - Farmhand Foundation

Beatrix Scolari

Sustainability Manager


Bonterra Organic Estates

Niyeti Shah

Co-Founder


Food Systems Collaborative

Dorothy Shaver

Global Food Sustainability Director

Unilever

David Shaw

CEO and Founder


Artemis

Clara Shen

Board Member

Venchi

Kara Shure

Global Policy Manager


Airbnb

Jennifer Silberman

Chief Sustainability Officer


Dollar Tree

Ricky Silver

CEO


Daily Harvest

Juliette Simonin

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

CrowdFarming

Jared Simon

President, Manitoba Harvest and Tilray Wellness
Tilray Brands

Dan Simons

Co-Owner; Founder


Founding Farmers; Our Last Straw

Ellis Singer McCue

CEO and Co-Founder

Catch Bio

Sachi Singh

Founder and CEO


Rootless

Emily Six

Director of Marketing and Communications

Therm

Christina Skonberg

Director of Sustainability & Mission

Simple Mills

Kimberly Smith

Chief Executive Officer


Copia

Ryan Smith

Director of Regenerative Agriculture Impact and Partnerships
Danone

Sally Smith

Chief Sustainability Officer

Flora Foods

Rob Snyder

CEO

ACME Smoked Fish Corp

Rachel Soeharto
Aidaly Sosa

Head of Marketing


Tony's Chocolonely USA

Kellen Stailey Martin

VP, Marketing


Index Fresh, Inc.

Emily Stanislawzyk

Sustainability Program Manager

Great Lakes Cheese

Taylor Stanley

Corporate Impact Strategy Manager

Riverside Natural Foods

Hannah Stefenoni

Senior Manager of Producer Relations and Dairy Sustainability

Clover Sonoma

Jyoti Stephens

Vice President of Mission and Strategy

Nature's Path

Penelope Stockinger

Head of Growth + Impact


Adapta

Grayson Stuart

Sustainability Manager


Goodr

Emily Stucker

VP of Menu & Marketing


Farmer's Fridge

Kimberley Sundy

Senior Director, Global Sustainability

MARS

Hailey Swartz

Co-Founder and Co-CEO


Actual Veggies

Jake Swenson

Director of Sustainability


Staples

Jessica Synkoski

Head of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
Sodexo

Kathleen Talbot

Chief Sustainability Officer and VP of Operations
Reformation

Adam Thatcher

CEO and Co-Founder


Grace Farms Foods

Pierre Thiam

Founder


Yolele Foods; Teranga

David Thomas

Executive Chef


H3irloom Food Group

Oliver Thomas

Head of Corporate Affairs


Nomad Foods

Tonya Thomas

Executive Pastry Chef


H3irloom Food Group

Lesley Thompson

CEO


LPT Group

Oumar Barou Togola

Founder and CEO


Farafena and Savanna Foods

Simon Tucker

Group Director, Global External Affairs

Fonterra

Paul Turbeville

President


Saffron Road Foods

Charlotte Vallaeys

Founder and Principal

Vallaeys Consulting LLC

Jess Vieira

Head of Environmental Sustainability Operations & Business Excellence
Takeda Pharmaceuticals 

Sandra Vijn

Managing Director USA


Kipster

Luciana Vilar

Head of Sustainability Partnerships

Kraft Heinz

Ryan Vroegindewey

Associate Director of Sustainable Agriculture

The Campbell’s Company

Andy Weinstein

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

GODOT 

Jason Weller

Global Chief Sustainability Officer

JBS Foods

Justin Whiteley

CEO


Kioga

Becca Whitman

Founder


Guide & Give

Winette Winston

President & Managing Director

Seggiano Foods

Nick Wiseman

Co-Founder and CEO


Little Sesame

Brigette Wolf

Chief Marketing Officer


MyMochi

Jon de Wolff

Chief Sustainability Officer


inKind Hospitality

Leah Wolfe

Senior Manager of Sustainability & Mission

Simple Mills

Jeff Yorzyk

Senior Director of Sustainability

Hello Fresh

Dr. Xiaolin Zhang

Senior Scientist and Product Developer

Wildtype

Marc Zornes

Founder


Winnow