Kavita Patel

Kavita Patel has worked in a variety of roles in the food and technology industries since 1998. Kavita began their career as a Chef Tournant at Tante Louise in 1998. In 2002, they moved on to become the Marketing Communications Manager at EDGE Tech Corp. In 2004, they began working at Whole Foods Market, where they held several roles, including Senior Director of Local Programs & Strategic Partnerships, Senior Director of Marketing for the Northeast Region, Global IT Director for Real Estate and Business Development Systems, and Sr. Business Systems Analyst for the Supply Chain. In 2018, they joined Salt & Straw as Vice President of Marketing and Sales (E-commerce and Wholesale). Most recently, in 2020, they became the Vice President of Marketing at Neutral, the first carbon neutral foods company in the United States.

Kavita Patel has a varied educational background. Kavita was a Fellow at The George Washington University's Food Policy Leadership Institute from 2017 to 2018. Kavita also took Continuing Education classes in Digital Marketing and Search Marketing: SEO & SEM at General Assembly in 2016. Prior to that, they studied Culinary Arts at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Portland, and attempted to pursue a degree in Computer Science at Texas A&M University, though they did not complete it. In addition, they have obtained certifications from various institutions, including HubSpot, Google, Gymnasium, and the Project Management Institute.