Lone Jespersen is a principal at Cultivate, an organization dedicated to helping food manufacturers globally make safe, great-tasting food through cultural effectiveness. Lone has significant experience with food manufacturing, having previously spent 11 years with Maple Leaf Foods. Following the tragic event in 2008 when Maple Leaf products claimed 23 Canadian lives, Lone lead the execution of the Maple Leaf Foods, food safety strategy, and its operations learning strategy. Lone is a member of the Food Safety Magazine Editorial Advisory Board.
Lone holds a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Syd Dansk University, Denmark, a Master’s and Ph.D., in food science from the University of Guelph, Canada.