Wade Fluckey

Wade Fluckey, Ph.D., has over 15 years of work experience in the food industry. Wade is currently serving as the SVP Technical Services at Clemens Food Group since February 2023. Prior to this role, they were the Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs at Clemens Food Group from December 2019 to February 2023. Before joining Clemens Food Group, Wade worked at Perdue Farms as the Sr. Director of Food Safety Regulatory and Science Services from December 2015 to December 2019, and as the Director of Quality Food Safety and Science Services from March 2010 to January 2016. Wade also served as the Divisional Manager of QA at Smithfield Foods from January 2008 to March 2010, and as the Food Safety Manager at Premium Standard Farms from August 2004 to January 2008.

Wade Fluckey Ph.D. completed their Bachelor's degree in Biology at Concordia University, Nebraska from 1995 to 1999. Wade then pursued a Masters in Animal and Food Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1999 to 2001. Wade'seducational journey culminated with a Ph.D. in Animal and Food Sciences from Texas Tech University, where they studied from 2001 to 2004.