Our people

Board

Our founder, Thomas King, leads a diverse and highly skilled Board of Directors, many of whom have been with the organisation since its first year.

Thomas King

Founder and Chair

Thomas King is a founder, international speaker and future food specialist who has been recognised as one of Australia’s most accomplished...

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Anne Astin AM PSM PhD

Non-Executive Director

Anne is an esteemed executive and non-executive leader in Australia and New Zealand’s food innovation and agriculture sectors. She is...

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David Bucca

Non-Executive Director

For the first 13 years of his career, David worked in the aerospace industry for Boeing, Airbus and Pilatus Aircraft,...

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Kat Dunn

Non-Executive Director

Kat is a humanitarian capitalist and the former CEO of Grameen Australia, a social business inspired by the work of...

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Allison Gibson

Non-Executive Director

Allison is a businesswoman, an entrepreneur and humanitarian who has supported and empowered some of the most vulnerable citizens and...

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Terence Jeyaretnam

Non-Executive Director

Terence is a Partner at EY and an environmental and sustainability specialist with over 25 years’ experience advising governments and...

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Operational team

Our team includes food, agriculture, research, public health and policy professionals who are passionate about driving positive change in our food system.

Dr. Simon Eassom

Executive Director

Dr Simon Eassom is an experienced leader, business executive, and strategic thinker. He has had a distinguished career as a...

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Hannah Andersen

Head of Strategy and Operations

Hannah works across the team to help bring Food Frontier’s impactful vision to life through our programmatic work. Knowing that...

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Susie O’Neill

Head of Industry Engagement

Susie engages with Food Frontier’s stakeholders across the alt proteins value chain, sharing knowledge and networks to advance the industry....

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Megan Redmond

Head of Government Relations and Policy

Meg leads Food Frontier’s political, policy and legislative advocacy and engagements. In her role, she supports governments, government agencies, regulators,...

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Kathy Cogo

Head of Communications and Marketing

Kathy leads Food Frontier’s communications and marketing. She manages projects that strengthen Food Frontier’s brand, engagement, positioning, and impact to...

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Klara Kalocsay

Head of Research Strategy

Klara’s leads Food Frontier’s research capabilities, working across primary data collection as well as synthesising the literature surrounding alternative proteins...

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Liz Shaw

Event Manager

Liz leads the development and execution of Food Frontier’s premiere event, the annual AltProteins Conference, as well as envisions and...

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Sam Fuller

Operations Manager

As Operations Manager Sam supports Food Frontier to run smoothly and efficiently. The majority of his career has been spent...

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Jill Corcoran

Administration Officer & Bookkeeper

Jill manages Food Frontier’s foundational systems and processes, critically supporting the team through the delivery of a range of organisational...

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Madison Bryce

Communications Coordinator

Madison supports Food Frontier’s communications and marketing, focusing on ramping up the impact of our communications and making sure Food...

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Advisory council

Our advisors bring extensive expertise across food systems, policy, agriculture, nutrition, product innovation, exports and much more, providing considered guidance for key projects and initiatives.

Dr Angeline Achariya

Executive Director, Simplot Australia

Angeline is a recognised industry leader and innovation practitioner renowned for her strong business acumen. She serves on government, academic,...

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Rob Cairns

Public Affairs Expert

For more than 20 years Rob has navigated complex challenges facing numerous high-profile global NGOs and corporations. With a passion...

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Bruce Friedrich

Founder and CEO, The Good Food Institute

Bruce is founder and CEO of the Good Food Institute, a global network of non-profit organizations, with affiliates in the...

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Rob Hulme

Agribusiness Specialist

Rob is a global agribusiness executive who is passionate about our food system and still likes to get his hands...

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Teri Lichtenstein

Accredited Practising Dietitian

As a dietitian and nutritionist, Teri knows that food plays a critical role in overall health and she also believes...

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Sarah Nolet

Food Systems Specialist

Sarah is an internationally recognized food systems innovation expert and co-founder of Tenacious Ventures, a high-support, high conviction, sector-specific venture...

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Prof Alastair Robertson

Food Science and Research Strategist

Prof. Alastair Robertson is a food and agriculture science and research strategist. With a degree in applied biology and a...

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Dr Liz Specht

Vice President of Science & Technology, The Good Food Institute

As Vice President of Science & Technology at The Good Food Institute (GFI) in the US, Liz works to identify...

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Interested in joining our team?

As a small organisation, opportunities are limited, so we encourage you to follow us on LinkedIn for new hiring announcements.

Want to contribute to our next research publications, forums and events, or ongoing engagement with industry and policymakers as a volunteer, intern or fellow?