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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

Eric Adams

Founder


Dog & Whistle

Jake Agans

Director of Operations


Burlap & Barrel

Selena Ahmed

Executive Director


Periodic Table of Food

Tamer Yigit Alemdar

Sustainability Executive


Newly Weds Foods

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

Nicole Atchison

CEO



PURIS

Sara Axelrod

VP, Public Affairs, Government Relations & Sustainability

Crusoe

Johanna Baare

Venture Architect



DTU SkyFactory

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

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

Christie Biddle

Supply Chain Manager


Patagonia Provisions, Inc.

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

Leonie Brühlmann

Head Group Sustainability


Lindt & Sprüngli

Katherine Bryar

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Aqua-Spark

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

Jude Capper

Livestock Sustainability Consultant; Professor of Sustainable Ruminant Production


Livestock Sustainability Consultancy; Harper Adams University

Chiara Cecchini

SVP of Commercialization





Savor

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

VP, Enterprise GTM


Lila Sciences

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

Leah DeSimone

Director of Mission


Thrive Market

Barry Didato

President


Rä Foods

Heidi Diestel

4th Generation Family Farmer

Diestel Family Ranch

Frances Dillard

Chief Communications Officer
Driscoll's

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

Victor Friedberg

Founder and Chairman


FoodShot Global

Myra Foster

VP, 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

Zac Goodall

Head of Sustainability


Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd

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 Supply Chain


Global Organics

Anna Hammond

Founder & CEO


Matriark Foods

Leigh Hamp

SVP of Product


Banza

Kate Hanley

Director, Global Climate Strategy

Aramark

Alex Harden

Director of Supply Chain and Sustainability

Just Salad

Ruth Harding

Managing Director


Divine Chocolate UK

David Harrison

Founder


Seggiano

Amanda Hartt

Fractional Impact Advisor


Sol Organica / Sol Simple

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 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

VP, 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

Monique Hypes

Co-Founder and CEO 



Tomato Bliss

Jane "Carter" Ingram

Managing Director 


Pollination

Carol Issa

Impact Manager



Restaurant Technologies

Nikki Jackson

Founder, CEO



Global Culinary Project

Steven Jennings

Health Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Ahold Delhaize USA

Chris Jenkins

Head of Impact



Ella's Kitchen

Rod Johnson

Founder



Blk & Bold

Robert E. Jones

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Industry Leadership, and Impact

Culinary Institute of America

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

Daniel Klausner

Senior Director of Commercial Strategy & Impact

Hu Kitchen

Andy Kleitsch

CEO



Atomo Coffee

Jackie Klippenstein

Executive 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

Jean-Paul Bowgen

Principal



Camber Creek

Alicia LaPorte

Senior Director, Communications and Impact

Niman Ranch

Udi Lazimy

CSO; Founder



Upcycled Foods, Inc; FUDI

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

Kristine Patricia Libarnes

Global Sustainability Lead


Société des Produits, Nestlé S.A.

Lisa Locke

Wellness and Sustainability Manager

JPMC Global HQ 270 Park

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

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

Mary McCarthy

Vice President of Sustainability

Levy Restaurants

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

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. 

Riley Nelson

Head of Sustainability


NASCAR

Brad Nelson

Founder


KitchenOpsConsulting LLC

Sarah Neville

Global Sustainability Manager, Climate

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

Saoirse O'Leary

CSR Strategist


Strong Roots

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.

Calla Rose Ostrander

Co-Founder

Terra Regenerative Capital

Allison Palmer

VP of Marketing and Innovation

Lawson's Finest Liquids

Dimple Patel

CEO

NatureMetrics

Amanda Patrick

 

Galo Pazmino

Co-Founder and President


SamiChakra

Lydia Perez Poole

Global Sustainability Director

McCormick & Company

Elena Piana

Group Sustainability Manager

Regal Springs

Rachel Pickel Conner

Regulatory Consultant, Alternative Proteins & Novel Foods

Independent Practice

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

Founder & CEO; Senior Culinary Director


Global Cooking School; 4Roots Farm

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
 

Eliza Roberts

Vice President of Water Stewardship & Partnerships


Phytech
 

Michael Rinaldi

Principal


Rinaldi Consulting Services

Audrey Roberts

Head of Sustainability and Impact

Kanbol, Inc.

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

Joe Rouleau

Head of Sustainability


CIRANDA, Inc. 

Shauna Sadowski

Head of Sustainability



Improvin'

Meredith Soden

Founder



Considered Communications

Shannon Sajdak

Product Sustainability Lead


Trane Technologies

Jamie Saxon

Senior Director of Sustainability and External Innovation

Inari

Maggie Schanck

Senior Manager of Operation Projects

Hain Celestial Group

Stephanie Scherzer

Founder and CEO


Farmhouse Delivery

Justin Schneir

Founder; Founder & Chairman

Tractor Beverage Co.; 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

Alicia Simmons

Director of Sustainability and Communications

Frontier Co-Op

Juliette Simonin

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

CrowdFarming

Jared Simon

President


Manitoba Harvest; Tilray Welness

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

Director of Communications

CookUnity

Aidaly Sosa

Head of Marketing


HallPass

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

Chair of the Board
Montgomery County Food Council

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

Chief of Staff, Global Supply & Quality

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

Tim Weaver

Chief Strategy Officer

Holganix

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

Denise Woodard

Founder & CEO


Partake Foods

Jeff Yorzyk

Senior Director of Sustainability

Hello Fresh

Dr. Xiaolin Zhang

Senior Scientist and Product Developer

Wildtype

Marc Zornes

Founder

Winnow