Ali Banks

Ali Banks has a strong background in the culinary industry, with their most recent position being the Vice President of Culinary at Founders Table Restaurant Group, a company focused on creating and acquiring innovative restaurant concepts. Before this role, they served as the Culinary Director for the same company. Prior to that, Ali held the position of Culinary Director at Chopt Creative Salad Company, where they also worked as a Research and Development Manager. Ali gained extensive operational experience as the Senior Manager of Operations at Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine. Ali also worked as a Resident Chef at Sur La Table and as a Meat Maven at Dickson's Farmstand Meats. Additionally, they have experience in marketing, having worked as a Marketing Associate at World Science Festival. Earlier in their career, Ali worked as a Project Manager at Forest City Ratner Companies.

Ali Banks completed a Bachelor's Degree in Urban Design & Architecture from New York University from 2003 to 2007. Later, Ali attended Le Cordon Bleu Paris from 2010 to 2011 and earned a Diplôme de Cuisine.