Jack is the CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company, and author of Why smart people make bad food choices. Among Scientific American's 100 Most Influential People in Biotechnology today, Jack Bobo also serves as the Director of Global Food and Water Policy at The Nature Conservancy. He is the former Vice President of Global Policy and Government Affairs at Intrexon Corporation. Jack previously served as a senior adviser at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to joining the State Department, Jack practiced law at the Washington, D.C. firm of Crowell & Moring, LLP. His education includes a degree in law, a Master of Science in Environmental Science, as well as degrees in chemistry, biology and psychology. Jack is a regular speaker on global trends in food and agriculture, consumer psychology, science communication and the art of networking.
Partial List of Speaking Engagements: Women in Agriculture Summit, Global Bioeconomy Summit, Germany International Food Technology Summit, China, ABIC, Australia Life Sciences Queensland, Australia AgTech Week, CA Milan Expo, Italy Food Trends, Ireland U.S. Embassy, Luxembourg Science Communication, UK Global AgInvesting, NY Food Safety Summit, Baltimore, MD GMA Science Forum, Washington, DC University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, Washington, DC American Pulse Association and the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, Washington, DC National Barley Growers Association, Washington, DC US Canola Association, Washington, DC Soybean Leadership College, St Louis, MO International Life Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, I20 Innovation Conference, Australia ARD2014, Manila, Philippines Sigma Xi Annual Conference, Glendale, AZ Agriculture Future of America, Kansas City, MO Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum, London, UK Global AgInvesting Asia, Singapore Genetic Modification Advisory Committee, Singapore Agro-Biotech Institute, Malaysia Foreign Service Institute, Virginia Reciprocal Meat Conference, Madison, WI Agriculture Trade Conference, Paris, France GMA Science Forum, Washington, DC Food Security Seminar, Rome, Italy
