Danielle Gould

Danielle Gould is the founder of Food+Tech Connect, the site of record and community for food tech and innovation, and co-founder and co-CEO of Alpha Food Labs, a community-driven platform for building and launching deliciously healthy and sustainable food companies. Since 2010, Danielle has been the leading voice for leveraging new technology, investment and business models to create a better food future. She is also a founding member of the Culinary Institute of America's Business Leadership Council and a member of the Google Innovation Lab For FoodExperiences. Danielle was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and one of Fortune and Food & Wine Magazines Most Innovative Women in Food.

Danielle regularly speaks and consults on food, technology and open innovation, including presentations at The G8 Conference on Open Agricultural Data, SXSW, Menus of Change, Seeds & Chips, EAT Forum, Expo West and East, Health Datapalooza, Edible Institute, CropLife America National Policy Conference, SOCAP, Internet Week and Social Media Week. Prior to Food+Tech Connect, Danielle worked on PR and business development at BrightFarm Systems (now BrightFarms).