Amos Golan

Amos Golan has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Amos is currently the Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, a company they established in 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Ferrero, where their roles included Kinder Toys Technology & Innovation Lead for North America. In this position, they managed toy technology innovation projects and global multidisciplinary teams. Amos also served as the Head of POC, Open Innovation Science at Ferrero.

Before joining Ferrero, Amos worked at the MIT Media Lab as a Researcher in the Tangible Media Group. Amos managed the development cycle of a new headphone for direct gaze-based peer-to-peer music sharing and secured a grant from a leading headphone manufacturer for the research collaboration. Amos also held the position of Strategy Consultant on Technical projects at DeliversiR, conducting technical due diligence and creating the infrastructure for large-scale manufacturing.

Amos has a background in chemistry and worked as a Chemistry R&D Lead at Oplon Pure Science, where they developed proprietary shelf life extension technology for soft fruits. Amos also conducted organic and organometallic synthesis as a Researcher at Tel Aviv University, discovering new reactions and serving as a teaching assistant.

Amos began their career as a Physical Special Effect Artist at Galileo Studio. Amos also gained valuable experience as an R&D Specialist in the IDF, where they served as a Staff Sergeant.

Amos Golan began their education in 2010 at Tel Aviv University, where they obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Organic Chemistry, completing their studies in 2014. In the same year, they enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu London and received a Basic cuisine certificate, focusing on Cooking. Later, from 2016 to 2018, Amos pursued a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in MIT Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although the field of study for their MIT degree is not specified, this comprises their most recent educational achievement as of the provided information.