What we do

Innovation

We guide and accelerate food innovation to transform the food system. We focus on inclusive systems innovation, which enables all people and places to participate and benefit.

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.

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 engagement

We believe that we are all responsible for, and connected to, the food that we eat, so we all need to work together to improve it. Our activities are designed to engage with people so that they can become agents of change in the food…
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EIT Food supports healthy and sustainable food systems through its Youth Mission programme

March 31, 2023

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EIT Food launches the next phase in its Youth Mission to reach and educate teachers and school children about food education and agrifood careers.

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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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Dr. Andy Zynga

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Charlotte Knowles

Charlotte Knowles

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

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Jayne Brookman

Chief Partnership Officer (CPO)

Saskia Nuijten

Chief Brand & Communications Officer (CBCO)

Richard Zaltzman

Richard Zaltzman

Chief Impact Officer (CIO)

Leadership Community

Dr. Adam Adamek

Director of Innovation

Sonia Muñoz Blanc

Director of Business Operations

Benoit Buntinx

Director of Business Creation

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Andrew Carlin

Director of Missions and Strategic Programmes

Matt Eastland

Director of Brand

Maarten van der camp

Dr. Maarten van der Kamp

Director of Education

Sofia Kuhn

Director of Public Engagement

Marja-Liisa Meurice

Director EIT Food North and East Region

Nicolas Perrin

Director of Finance

Marie Elisabeth

Marie-Elisabeth Rusling

Head of Public Affairs

Dr Georg Schirrmacher

Dr. Georg Schirrmacher

Director EIT Food West Region

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

Dr. Lucy Wallace

Chief of Staff

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)

Raphael Debleser

Head of Tech

Supervisory Board

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Michiel de Ruiter

Chairperson

Cybelle Royce Buyck

Cybelle-Royce Buyck

Dr. Thomas Engel

Katherine Foster

Katherine Foster

Pauline Lindwall

Pauline Lindwall

Antonia Lorenzo

Joel Ludvigsen

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Andrew Thomas

Dr. Michelle Williams