Jack Bobo

Jack Bobo is the CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company that explores emerging food trends and consumer behaviors in an ever more complex world to improve the health of people and the planet. Jack previously served as the chief communications officer and senior vice president for global policy and government affairs at Intrexon Corporation. In 2015, he was named by Scientific American one of the 100 most influential people in biotechnology. Prior to joining Intrexon Jack worked at the US...See more

Jack Bobo is the CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company that explores emerging food trends and consumer behaviors in an ever more complex world to improve the health of people and the planet. Jack previously served as the chief communications officer and senior vice president for global policy and government affairs at Intrexon Corporation. In 2015, he was named by Scientific American one of the 100 most influential people in biotechnology. Prior to joining Intrexon Jack worked at the US Department of State for thirteen years as a senior adviser on global food policy. Jack is an accomplished communicator, having delivered more than 500 speeches in sixty countries on the future of food and consumer behavior. Prior to his career at the State Department, he was an attorney at Crowell & Moring LLP. He received a JD, an MS in environmental science, a BA in psychology and chemistry, and a BS in biology from Indiana University. See less