About Speaker

Thomas Jonas is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nature’s Fynd, a groundbreaking food tech company developed from NASA-supported research on extremophiles from Yellowstone National Park. The company’s novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable, complete source of protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. Previously, Thomas was president of two business units of MeadWestvaco, overseeing 15 operating plants globally with annual sales exceeding $700 million. A French-born global executive, he has held senior leadership positions at Rio Tinto, Alcan, and Pechiney. Thomas graduated from the prestigious HEC Paris business school and also served as an officer in the French Air Force.