| Dariush Ajami |
Dariush Ajami is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at Beyond Meat, Inc. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor-Molecular Assembly at The Scripps Research Institute and Skaggs Institute For Chemical Biology from 2008 to 2015. Dr. Ajami holds a doctorate degree from Technische Universität Braunschweig, an undergraduate degree from the University of Isfahan, and a graduate degree from the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center. |
| Lubi Kutua |
Lubi Kutua is currently the Treasurer, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Beyond Meat, Inc. Prior to this, he worked as an Equity Research Associate at KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. from 2013 to 2015. From 2015 to 2019, he served as an Equity Associate at Jefferies LLC. Lubi also worked as an Associate at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC from 2004 to 2013. He completed his undergraduate degree at Hamilton College (New York) in 2004 and holds an MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business. |
| Beth Moskowitz |
Beth Moskowitz is currently the Chief Brand Officer at Beyond Meat, Inc. She previously held positions as Vice Chairman at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc., Principal at American Airlines, Inc. and American Express Co., Vice President-Business Development at Razorgator, Inc., Principal at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Principal at Budweiser of Asheville, Inc., and Principal at Fox Sports, Inc. |
| Seth Goldman |
Seth Goldman was the founder of Honest Tea, Inc. (founded in 1998) where he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer. He is also the founder of Bethesda Green Center (founded in 2008) and Eat The Change LLC (founded in 2017) where he currently holds the title of Director & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Goldman is also the founder of PLNT Burger. Mr. Goldman's current job(s) include being the Chairman of Beyond Meat, Inc. (since 2013) and a Director at The Net Impact LLC. Mr. Goldman's former job(s) include being a Director at Nurture, Inc., the American Beverage Association, Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc., Environmental Leadership Program, Inc., and Pennsylvania Certified Organic. He was also a Director at Ripple Foods PBC (from 2015 to 2020) and a Principal at Calvert Investments, Inc.Mr. Goldman's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Yale School of Management (conferred in 1995) and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College (conferred in 1987). |
| Jonathan Nelson |
Jonathan Nelson is currently the Senior Vice President of Operations at Beyond Meat, Inc. Prior to his current position, he worked at SunOpta, Inc. from 2012 to 2021, where he held the title of VP of Plant Based Food & Beverage Operations from 2016 to 2021. Mr. Nelson holds an MBA from the University of Mary and an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota. |
| Ethan Walden Brown |
Ethan Walden Brown is the founder of Beyond Meat, Inc. which was founded in 2009. He held the titles of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director. Mr. Brown's current job is as a Manager at Planet Partnership LLC. Mr. Brown's former jobs include Vice Chairman at The National Hydrogen Association, Secretary at The U.S. Fuel Cell Council, and Manager at Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Mr. Brown's education includes an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York, an undergraduate degree from Connecticut College, and a graduate degree from the University of Maryland. |
| Ned D. Segal |
Ned D. Segal is currently a Director at RingCentral, Inc., an Independent Director at Beyond Meat, Inc., and a Director at Georgetown Technology Alliance. He is also a Trustee at Town School for Boys, Inc. and Lick-Wilmerding High School. Previously, he served as an Independent Director at TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp. and Tishman Speyer Innovation Corp. II. He was also the Chief Financial Officer at X Corp. (United States) from 2017 to 2022. Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President-Finance at Intuit, Inc. from 2015 to 2017 and the Head-Global Software Investment Banking at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 1996 to 2013. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Senior VP at RPX Corp. from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Segal received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1996. |
| Muktesh Pant |
Muktesh Pant is currently the Vice Chairman at Yum!. Restaurants (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Director at Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, and Independent Director at Beyond Meat, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer-International Division at Yum!. Brands, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Yum!. Restaurants International, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at KFC Holding Co., Chief Executive Officer at Yum!. Restaurants (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Vice Chairman at Yum China Holdings, Inc., Independent Director at Pinnacle Foods, Inc., Director at Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, Independent Director at Primavera Capital Acquisition Corp., Global Chief Marketing Officer at Reebok International Ltd., and President at Taco Bell Corp. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. |
| Raymond J. Lane |
Raymond J. Lane was the founder of SpikeSource, Inc. (founded in 2003) and held the title of Chairman from 2010 to 2011. He currently holds multiple positions, including Chairman at Hara Software, Inc., Director at Virsa Systems, Inc., Xsigo Systems, Inc., Special Olympics, Inc., Ausra, Inc., Alert Enterprise, Inc., Kenandy, Inc., Lead Independent Director at Beyond Meat, Inc., Independent Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Director at Hero Labs, Inc., Member-Governors Board at West Virginia University, Managing Partner at Greatpoint Investment Management LLC (since 2015), and Senior Advisor at Broadscale Acquisition Corp. (since 2021). Dr. Lane has also held former positions, including Chairman at Carnegie Mellon University (from 2009 to 2015), Chairman at Think North America, Inc., Chairman at Aquion Energy, Inc., Executive Chairman at Hewlett-Packard Company (from 2011 to 2013), Director at HP, Inc. (from 2010 to 2015), President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Oracle Corp. (from 1992 to 2000), Director at Marimba, Inc., Director at Quest Software, Inc. (from 2000 to 2011), Director at FreeMarkets, Inc., Director at SeeBeyond Technology Corp., Director at MetaMatrix, Inc., Director at GreatPoint Energy, Inc., Director at MEVIO, Inc., Director at Karma Automotive LLC, Director at Luca Technologies, Inc. (from 2008 to 2011), Director at Enigma, Inc., Director at Elance, Inc., Director at Visible Path Corp., Director at Valdero Corp., Director at Meakem Becker Venture Capital LLC, Director at Plethora Corp., Director at Quantiply Corp., Principal at International Business Machines Corp., Division Vice President at Electronic Data Systems Corp., and Managing Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (from 2000 to 2014). Dr. Lane's education includes an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University, conferred in 1968. |
| Kathy N. Waller |
Kathy N. Waller is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Jugos Del Valle USA, Inc. She is also an Independent Director at Delta Air Lines, Inc., Monster Beverage 1990 Corp., CGI, Inc., and Beyond Meat, Inc. Additionally, she holds positions as a Director at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta Committee for Progress, Monster Energy Co., and Cadence Bank. Ms. Waller has previously served as the Chairman of Women's Leadership Council and as a Director at Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV, BancorpSouth Bank, Monster Beverage Corp., Cadence Bancorporation, and The Coca-Cola Co., where she held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President. She has also been a Trustee at Rochester Christian University, Spelman College, and The Woodruff Arts Center. Ms. Waller obtained her undergraduate degree from Rochester Christian University in 1980 and holds an MBA from the University of Rochester Simon Business School. |
| Colleen E. Jay |
Colleen E. Jay is an Independent Non-Executive Director at The Cooper Cos., Inc., Treasury Wine Estates Ltd., and Beyond Meat, Inc. She previously worked at Procter & Gamble Co. as President-Beauty Specialty Businesses from 2015 to 2017, Vice President-Home Care & Global Strategic from 1999 to 2006, Vice President-Fem Care, PCC & Oral Care at Procter & Gamble (China) Ltd. from 2006 to 2009, and General Manager-Health & Beauty Care from 1999 to 1999. Ms. Jay received an undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. |
| Sally Grimes |
Sally Grimes currently works at Continental Grain Company Corp., as Director from 2022, Midtown Educational Foundation, as Director from 2019, and Beyond Meat, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021. Ms. Grimes also formerly worked at Clif Bar & Co., as Chief Executive Officer from 2020 to 2023, Mondelez International, Inc., as Senior Director-Category Business, Market Track LLC, as Director from 2019 to 2020, The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois), as Director, The Economic Club of Chicago, as Director from 2019 to 2022, The Hillshire Brands Co., as Chief Innovation Officer & Senior Vice President from 2012 to 2014, Tyson Foods, Inc., as Group President-Prepared Foods from 2017 to 2019, and Newell Brands, Inc., as Vice President-Global Marketing. Ms. Grimes received her undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University and Masters Business Admin degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
| C. James Koch |
C. James Koch is the founder of Boston Beer Co., Inc., where he holds the title of Chairman since 2011. He is also the founder of Samuel Adams Brewery Co. Ltd, founded in 1984. Mr. Koch's current job positions include Director at Brewers Association of America and Independent Director at Beyond Meat, Inc. since 2023. Mr. Koch's education history includes an MBA from Harvard Business School, a graduate degree from Harvard Law School, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College. |
