Reed Pernat

Reed Pernat is an experienced professional currently serving as Category Development Manager at Hormel Foods since January 2021, having previously held roles including Senior Category Development Analyst, Senior Sales Representative, Associate Category Development Analyst, and Retail Sales Representative within the same company. Prior experience includes a position as Teaching Assistant at Wake Forest University, where grading responsibilities covered a course on statistical learning, and a Consumer Product Sales Analytics Internship at Hormel Foods focused on shopper behavior analysis. Reed began a Master of Business Administration program at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business in January 2024, holding a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Business with a minor in Statistics from Wake Forest University, where Reed also completed a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Business. Additionally, an Analyst Internship at SilverChef involved analyzing contract data to improve business outcomes.