Mike Lee
Speaker Bio
Through Alpha Food Labs and The Future Market, Mike and his team have worked on various innovation strategies and product development projects with companies that include Campbell’s, Danone, Barilla, Google, Applegate, and more.
Mike’s experience in food design & innovation has covered a wide range over the past 14years. Prior to Alpha Food Labs & The Future Market, Mike led product development initiatives on the Innovation & New Ventures team at Chobani. Mike focused on building out their savory platform and drove food design from consumer insights, to ideation, to food and brand development, to business planning and production.
Mike is a frequent speaker on food innovation and has been featured in many conferences and publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, FastCompany, The New York Times, Money, NaturalProducts ExpoWest & East, The Culinary Institute of America, The National Restaurant Association, and many more. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Partnership for a Healthier America.
Mike is the grandson and son of Chinese restaurant owners in Detroit and was raised in those kitchens and dining rooms. The atmosphere of innovation in
Detroit, from his family’s food ventures to the auto industry’s concept cars, to the groundbreaking music scene, was crucial in shaping his point of view on innovation today.
Mike has a business degree from the University of Michigan and design from the Parsons School of Design. He currently divides his time between Brooklyn and Detroit.
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