Stephen Green

Stephen Green has a diverse and extensive work experience in the food industry. Stephen is currently serving as the Senior Director of Research & Development at nutpods, a dairy-free coffee creamer manufacturer. Prior to this, they held the position of Technical Director at Green Grass Foods, where they were responsible for quality and R&D functions for Nutpods.

Before joining Nutpods, Stephen owned Innovation Leaders LLC, a food industry consultancy that provided technical solutions and concept development for small and medium-sized food companies. During this time, they also consulted with a food startup to develop product and brand strategies for a venture capital pitch.

Stephen has also worked at Continental Mills as the Director of Research & Development, where they led a team in developing and executing R&D strategies for snacks in the club channel market. Stephen also held the position of Senior Research & Development Manager, where they established a club-channel R&D team for both bake dry mix and ready-to-eat snacks.

Earlier in their career, Stephen worked at General Mills as an Associate Channel Marketer, focusing on new product development for grain and sweet snacks. Stephen also held various positions in research and development, including Senior Research & Development Engineer in the Baking Division and Senior Engineer II in the Strategy & Innovation and International Divisions.

Stephen began their career at Kellogg Company as a Scientist in the Morning Foods & International Division, where they commercialized direct-expanded cereals and launched multiple ready-to-eat cereals across North America, Latin America, and Europe.

Stephen started their professional journey at Frito-Lay as an Engineer II, where they were responsible for various startups and extruder die design work for snack products like Chee-tos, Sunchips, Fritos, Tostitos, and Funyuns.

Stephen Green's work experience showcases their expertise in research and development, innovation, product development, and strategic planning in the food industry.

Stephen Green's education history includes a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. The dates of their bachelor's degree are not provided. Later, from 2005 to 2011, they attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute and obtained a Master of Social Science in Systems Dynamics. Furthermore, Stephen has additional certifications in Strategic Thinking and Create A Brand Strategy from LinkedIn, which they obtained in November 2018 and October 2018 respectively.