Dr. Abby Thompson
Sprout Mentor
Dr Abby Thompson is the Chief Operating Officer at Miruku, New Zealand's only molecular farming start-up. Abby has worked extensively with researchers, industry and government in the broader areas of food innovation and food production systems in both New Zealand and overseas. Prior to her current role, Abby spent 5 years as CEO of FoodHQ, was Director of Food Innovation (and the FoodPilot) at Massey University and Senior Scientist Global Projects at PepsiCo UK.