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Meet our team

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)
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    Saskia Nuijten

    Chief Brand & Communications Officer (CBCO)
    Nicolas Perrin

    Nicolas Perrin

    Chief Finance Officer
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    Nicole Parisis

    HR Director
    Raphael

    Raphael Debleser

    Chief Operating Officer
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    Dr. Adam Adamek

    interim Chief Impact Officer
    Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme

    Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme

    Chief Partnership Officer

Leadership Community

    Benoit Buntinx

    Benoit Buntinx

    Director of Business Creation
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    Andrew Carlin

    Director of Missions and Strategic Programmes
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    Matt Eastland

    Director of Brand
    Miriam SASTRE

    Miriam Sastre

    Director of Communication and Events
    Maarten van der camp

    Dr. Maarten van der Kamp

    Director of Education
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    Sofia Kuhn

    Director of Public Engagement
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    Dr. Lucy Wallace

    Director of Global Relationships
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    Sonia Muñoz Blanc

    Director of Business Operations
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    Jayne Brookman

    Director of Partner Recruitment

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    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
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    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

    Cliona Howie

    Director of Data Impact Systems.
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    Carmen Fenollosa

    Head of Grants and Funding
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    Ana Sancho

    Head of Business Support

    Christoph

    Christoph Mandl

    Head of Corporate Venturing
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    Cornelia Schwenk

    Head of EIT Community Education | Programme Manager Education
    Desi

    Desi Vanrintel

    Head of Education Services
    Ilario

    Ilario Ingravallo

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

    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

    Thomas Engel

    Dr. Thomas Engel

    Pauline Lindwall

    Pauline Lindwall

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    Antonia Lorenzo

    Joel Ludvigsen

    Joel Ludvigsen

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    Andrew Thomas

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    Dr. Michelle Williams

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    Alice Lesaffre