Uma Valeti

Why you should listen

Uma Valeti, MD, is the CEO and founder of UPSIDE Foods, the first company to sell a cultivated meat product in the US after receiving clearance from the USDA and FDA. Dr. Valeti is a Mayo Clinic-trained cardiologist and an adjunct professor in cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University. By growing meat directly from animal cells, he aims to address some of the most pressing environmental, animal welfare and public health challenges. In 2019, he was named a "Global Thinker of the Decade" by Foreign Policy magazine.