Lauren Brand

Lauren (Dooley) Brand, Ph.D., currently serves as Senior Director of Strategic Product Insights at CURION. With extensive experience in the food science industry, Lauren has held various positions at Impossible Foods, including R&D Director, Senior R&D Manager, and R&D Manager & R&D Scientist. Prior roles include Associate/Product & Consumer Scientist at Kellogg Company and Sensory Project Manager at Givaudan Flavors. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science in Food Science from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and a Master of Science in Food Science from Kansas State University.