Ethan Brown.

Ethan Brown is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Beyond Meat, the plant-based meat company that has been at the forefront of the alternative protein revolution.

Brown founded Beyond Meat in 2009 with the mission of creating delicious, protein-rich plant-based products that are better for human health, the environment, and animal welfare. The company went public in 2019 in the most successful IPO of the year, with shares surging 163 percent on the first day of trading. Beyond Meat's products-including the Beyond Burger and Beyond Sausage-are sold in over 80 countries and in major fast-food chains including McDonald's, KFC, and Subway. While the company has faced challenges as the plant-based category has cooled from its pandemic-era peak, Brown's vision of creating a more sustainable food system remains influential. He has been named to Time's 100 Most Influential People and Fortune's 50 World's Greatest Leaders. His work pioneered mainstream acceptance of plant-based protein as a serious alternative to animal agriculture.