Shayna Fertig
Shayna Fertig is our Senior Advisor to the President, working to build out GFI’s high level relationships. Areas of expertise: strategy development, project management, data analytics, food industry
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Amanda Bess
Amanda leads SciTech's technical analyses and supports strategic planning of future research focused on the tractability and sustainability of alternative protein technologies. Areas of expertise: environmental science, critical analysis, program management, strategic planning
Daniel Gertner
Daniel analyzes the alternative protein industry landscape and identifies gaps and opportunities in the sector. Areas of expertise: alternative protein market landscape, research and analysis, food and agricultural economics
Lucas Eastham
Lucas Eastham is focused on analyzing fermentation technologies, and progressing their applications in the alternative protein industry. Areas of expertise: microbial biotechnology, upstream strain and process development, downstream process development, bioprocess product commercialization
Adam Leman, Ph.D.
Adam is focused on engineering a new paradigm in food production. Areas of expertise: microbial fermentation, precision fermentation, molecular biology
Matt Hotze, Ph.D.
Matt oversees GFI's Science and Technology Department operations and advises on both U.S. and global strategy for developing the ideas, people, and funding we need to cultivate for alternative protein success. Areas of expertise: environmental impacts of the food system, nanotechnology, water treatment, science team building and leadership
Liz Fathman
Liz leads the editorial and engagement team within Comms to steward and strengthen GFI’s owned and social channels, earned media work, and events and community engagement. Areas of expertise: strategic communications, content creation and storytelling, publishing, ethnography, small-scale agriculture, regional food production
Faraz Harsini, M.Sc., Ph.D., DipACLM
Faraz analyzes how best to scale the cultivated meat industry and ensure that products can enter and grow in the marketplace as quickly as possible. Areas of expertise: biotechnology, cultivated meat, technical analysis and research
Chethana Biliyar
Chethana Biliyar is responsible for Collaborative Assistance Team (CAT) department management and oversight of administration, finance, IT, and people operations. Areas of expertise: administration, finance, policy and procedure implementation, training, USG international procurement and grants management
Curt Chaffin, J.D.
Curt shapes the role of innovative food and agriculture in the growing bio-based economies around the world. Areas of expertise: food and agriculture policy, coalition building, strategic development, regional growth, biotechnology and biomanufacturing
