Meg Burritt is currently focused on economic solutions to horticultural challenges in CEA (controlled environment ag) as a PhD candidate at Michigan State University. Meg is a seasoned food industry strategist passionate about food systems and eradicating food insecurity through market innovation; in their last role, Meg served as COO for vertical farm startup Planted Detroit. A driven and adaptable leader with over 15 years of experience in strategy and business development at orgs that span from grocery stores to produce distributors to farms, Meg is a compelling communicator with a special interest in economic and environmental sustainability and food chain viability from farm to fork.