Emily Auerbach

Emily Auerbach has spent 11 years working in the food system, including in consulting, corporate, and advocacy roles. Most recently, Emily was an Innovation Manager at Mattson, a leading food and beverage innovation consulting firm. At Mattson, Emily led innovation strategy and new product development projects for clients ranging from pre-revenue startups to multi-billion-dollar conglomerates. 

Prior to Mattson, Emily worked for numerous consumer packaged goods companies, including Pepperidge Farm, Danone North America, General Mills, and a small startup called OCHO Candy. She has also worked in nonprofit organizations such as The World Cocoa Foundation, where she supported the launch of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative to end global cocoa-driven deforestation. 

Emily holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MBA and Master of Environmental Management from Yale.