Full Name
Sylvia Wulf
Job Title
CEO
Company
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.
Speaker Bio

Sylvia Wulf is currently the interim lead of the Agriculture & Environment Center of Excellence (AECOE) at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).  Formerly, Sylvia Wulf was the President & CEO of AquaBounty Technologies, a publicly traded aquaculture and seafood biotechnology company, leading their growth and commercialization efforts globally, marketing the first approved bioengineered animal for food, approved in both the US and Canada.

She was previously the President of the Manufacturing Division and SVP of Merchandising for US Foods, a $23 billion broad line foodservice distributor, where she was responsible for the P&L of the $10 billion protein and produce categories and the $1 billion Manufacturing Division of U.S. Foods Meat, Seafood and Produce operations.

Her reputation as a proven leader and accomplished executive includes over 25 years of P&L experience driving both growth and improved performance and her diverse career encompasses executive level positions in General Management, Sales, Marketing and M&A in the Consumer Packaged Goods, Distribution and Agribusiness industries. Her success in growing revenue and market share coupled with her strengths in strategy development, mergers & acquisitions and operations positively impacted respected brands such as US Foods, Tyson, Sara Lee and Bunge.

She currently serves as the Chair of AquaBounty Technologies and sits on the board of 2Blades, a charitable organization that seeks to address the risisng incidence of crop disease.  She also sat on the board of the National Fisheries Institute and has served on the BIO Board of Directors since 2019.

Sylvia Wulf