Impossible Foods
Fei Yao, PhD, is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in research and development, quality assurance, and engineering. Currently serving as Director of R&D at Impossible Foods since November 2020, Fei Yao leads R&D strategies, develops team capabilities, manages budgets, and oversees product launches. Previous roles include Principal Engineer focusing on process development at Impossible Foods, Quality Assurance Manager and Staff Engineer at Katerra, Sr. R&D Engineer at James Hardie Building Products, and roles in new product development and quality assurance at Quanex Building Products and McFarland Cascade. Fei Yao holds a PhD in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite from Louisiana State University and has contributed to academia as an Assistant Professor and lecturer.
Impossible Foods
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Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Impossible Foods makes delicious, nutritious meat and dairy products from plants — with a much smaller environmental footprint than meat from animals. The privately held food tech startup was founded in 2011 by Patrick O. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Stanford University and a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Investors include Mirae Asset Global Investments, Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, Google Ventures, Horizons Ventures, UBS, Viking Global Investors, Temasek, Sailing Capital, and Open Philanthropy Project.