What we do

Innovation

Our mission is to launch, develop and grow research and innovation in products and services harnessing the power of shared knowledge across EIT Food's innovation ecosystem.

Education

We are attracting, developing and empowering bright minds to lead the transformation of the food system into an innovative sector that produces healthy and sustainable food, and is trusted by society.

EIT Food Entrepreneurship

Startups play a fundamental role in transforming the food system. EIT Food supports innovative impactful agrifood entrepreneurs and startups to deliver new food innovations and businesses across Europe.

Public Insights and Engagement

Here at EIT Food, we define Public Engagement as “a set of diverse activities that foster a two-way dialogue between specialists and the public”. As an organisation, we have always prioritised the active and important role consumers play…
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Central to this discussion was the Interreg project Hub4Food joined by two pioneering European startups from the marine sector. Together, they unpacked the promises of the blue economy and the critical role of collaboration in accelerating…

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Get to know the people behind EIT Food. We are the world's largest food innovation community with colleagues working across Europe and beyond.

We are passionate about improving food together, and each of us brings our own unique perspective and expertise to the table; be that in Entrepreneurship, in Innovation, Education, Public Engagement or in Operations. If you’d like to know more about what we do and to join our thriving community, please visit our Get Involved page.

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Executive Management Team

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Richard Zaltzman

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Saskia Nuijten

Chief Brand & Communications Officer (CBCO)

Nicolas Perrin

Chief Finance Officer

Nicole Parisis

HR Director

Raphael Debleser

Chief Operating Officer

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Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme

Chief Partnership Officer

Jessica Sansom

Chief Impact Officer

Leadership Community

Benoit Buntinx

Director of Business Creation

Matt Eastland

Director of Brand

Miriam Sastre

Director of Communication and Events

Maarten van der camp

Dr. Maarten van der Kamp

Director of Education

Sofia Kuhn

Director of Public Engagement

Dr. Lucy Wallace

Director of Global Relationships

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Dr. Adam Adamek

Director of Innovation

Rene Berendse

Leadership Community

Marja Liisa EIT Food

Marja-Liisa Meurice

Director EIT Food North and East Region

Marie Elisabeth

Marie-Elisabeth Rusling

Head of Public Affairs

Jente Schoutens

Jente Schoutens

Head of Community

Dr. Martine van Veelen

Director of EIT Collaboration

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Begoña Pérez-Villarreal

Regional Director – EIT Food South

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Gulsah Uysal

Regional Director - West

Cliona Howie

Director of Data Impact Systems.

Carmen Fenollosa

Head of Grants and Funding

Ana Sancho

Head of Business Support

Christoph Mandl

Head of Corporate Venturing

Cornelia Schwenk

Head of EIT Community Education | Programme Manager Education

Desi Vanrintel

Head of Education Services

Ilario Ingravallo

Mission Lead (Reducing risk for a fair & resilient food system)

Lorena Savani

Mission Lead (Healthier lives through food)

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Vivien Bodereau

Mission Lead (A net zero food system)

Supervisory Board

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Michiel de Ruiter

Chairperson

Cybelle Royce Buyck

Cybelle-Royce Buyck

Dr. Thomas Engel

Pauline Lindwall

Pauline Lindwall

Antonia Lorenzo

Joel Ludvigsen

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Andrew Thomas

Dr. Michelle Williams

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Alice Lesaffre

Aikaterini Liakopoulou