Chief Operating Officer of UPSIDE Foods
Amy Chen is the Chief Operating Officer of UPSIDE Foods, the world’s leading cultivated meat company, which is focused on growing delicious meat directly from real animal cells. As COO, Amy leads the brand's global strategy and commercial functions, including sales and marketing, finance and operations, product development, food safety and public policy. She's also helping scale the company's technology and culture as it enters this next phase, following obtaining regulatory approval to sell its cultivated chicken in the US. Prior to joining UPSIDE Foods, Amy was Senior Vice President for PepsiCo Beverages North America. She previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer for PepsiCo Snacks in the Greater China Region, in addition to other sales, operations, strategy and innovation roles. She has an M.B.A. and a J.D. from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Harvard.
