Christina Tosi.

Christina Tosi is the Founder and CEO of Milk Bar, the bakery and dessert company that has redefined American baked goods through playful, nostalgic, and innovative creations.

Tosi opened the first Milk Bar in 2008 in New York City, and the brand has since expanded to multiple locations nationwide, a thriving e-commerce business, and a line of products sold in major grocery stores. Milk Bar is known for iconic creations including the Compost Cookie, Cereal Milk Soft Serve, and Birthday Cake Truffles, which have become cultural touchstones. Tosi has authored multiple bestselling cookbooks and served as a judge on MasterChef Junior. She was named one of Fortune's Most Innovative Women in Food & Drink and Time's 100 Most Influential People. Her ability to build a beloved food brand that spans bakeries, e-commerce, CPG, media, and entertainment demonstrates exceptional entrepreneurial creativity. Milk Bar's approach-combining chef-driven innovation with scalable business operations-has become a model for modern food entrepreneurship.