David Portalatin

David Portalatin serves as the Sr. Vice President and Food Industry Advisor at Circana, a position held since March 2023, where expertise is provided to food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, restaurant operators, and foodservice distributors, focusing on consumer insights and consumption behavior analysis. Prior to this role, Portalatin had a distinguished career at The NPD Group from January 1999 to March 2023, holding various senior positions including Sr. Vice President and Executive Director of Industry Analysis, where contributions encompassed strategic insights into consumer behavior trends, thought leadership in automotive and convenience retail sectors, and enhancing market insights visibility through public speaking and corporate presentations. Portalatin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in RHIM from Texas Tech University, completed in 1989.