We are experts from farm to table

Alan started working in a tiny cell-cultured fish lab in Long Island 17 years ago, back in the early days of cell-culture technology. He launched his first food tech company Joywell Foods (formerly Miraculex), where he commercialized protein sweetened foods. When he saw tension brewing between the huge demand for chocolate and the sustainable/ethical issues surrounding it, he knew he had to look towards something bigger and thus, California Cultured was born.

Formerly the CTO of Diana Plant Sciences and currently the world’s leading cocoa cell expert, Harry has worked in plant cell culture for 30 years. He has scaled numerous plant cell culture technologies, such as Paclitaxel, the most well-known natural-source cancer drug in the U.S. He's focused on making sure that our chemical engineering and plant cell culture scale-up is on track.

Debbie is a CPA who specializes in corporate taxation and financial planning/analysis. She is elegantly balancing the roles of CFO and HR. Debbie is a lifelong chocoholic.

Steve is a former chef of Copenhagen’s Noma, which has been ranked the world’s number one restaurant. He then attended UC Davis where he researched food chemistry and completed his MBA. Starting off in venture capital focused AgTech, Steve switched his focus to helping companies build their commercial innovation capabilities in business development, business strategy, and product development. Most recently he was Head of Innovation at Arcadia Biosciences.