Heather Mount
Heather Mount oversees GFI's global brand system and creative production, including graphic design and web publishing. Areas of expertise: Project, process, and resource management, brand development, graphic design, and photography.
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Patrick Landy
Patrick Landy performs maintenance and new feature development across GFI's web properties. Areas of expertise: Web development, JavaScript, React, jQuery, PHP, Gutenberg, Timber
Emma Ignaszewski
Emma Ignaszewski oversees the corporate engagement team’s direct outreach group. We conduct research and share insights to educate the public on alternative proteins and champion their adoption by the food industry, including manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, investors, and more. By 2050, the global demand for meat is projected to rise significantly. By reimagining how meat is made, we can meet consumers where they are. Our work makes it possible for alternative proteins to increasingly compete with conventional meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy on the key drivers of consumer choice: taste, price, and convenience. We analyze the market, uncover consumer insights, identify AP white spaces and opportunities, and build the community. Areas of expertise: alternative protein industry landscape, market insights and consumer research, strategic engagements with companies, marketing & communications, alt protein sustainability & climate impacts.
Amy Huang
Amy leads GFI's scientific ecosystems team to build research and training communities around the globe. Areas of expertise: scientific field-building, design thinking, public speaking, community-building
Dara Homer
Dara Homer crafts content and stories that show the vision, impact, and need for GFI’s work. Areas of expertise: persuasive writing, fundraising messaging, donor stewardship, leadership development, effective altruism, learning design
Julia Hart
Julia Hart is the Senior Finance Manager for GFI, handling reporting and providing financial support to GFI's departments, staff, and international affiliates. Areas of expertise: accounting, mathematics, nonprofits, community outreach, financial management
Charles Christiansen
Charles Christiansen serves as everything from programmer to CTO. Areas of expertise: software development, hardware troubleshooting, plant-based meat manufacturing, internet engineering, system administration.
Reannon Branchesi
Reannon Branchesi builds and supports GFI’s team. Areas of expertise: nonprofits, corporate culture, animal agriculture, hiring.
Laura Braden, J.D.
Laura Braden works on domestic and global regulatory issues affecting cultivated meat and plant-based foods. Areas of expertise: U.S. and global regulation, patents, litigation.
Claire Bomkamp, Ph.D.
Claire Bomkamp is focused on cultivated seafood and driving forward GFI's Sustainable Seafood Initiative. Areas of expertise: the science and technology of cultivated seafood, cultivated seafood startups, research, and university programs, scaffolding, science communication, fish puns.
