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Chris Cornyn

Commander · DISC type D
Member at Food & Health Angels
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Chris Cornyn is an executive leader and entrepreneur in the food, food tech, and health and wellness sectors. He specializes in launching market-disrupting products, having led companies like SpoonfulONE from inception to its acquisition by Nestlé Health Science. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and Wadham College, Oxford.

Chris is passionate about transforming the food ecosystem and solving major challenges within it. He has a keen interest in sustainable packaging and has invested in startups to help reduce waste. He also dedicates time to mentoring the next generation of leaders, teaching food entrepreneurship at the Culinary Institute of America.

He was a mentor and judge on the Lifetime TV reality show "Supermarket Superstar, " helping aspiring food entrepreneurs bring their products to market.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Chris shows up

Impact-Driven
Strong-Willed
Decisive

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Chris cares about

Food Innovation
His career is focused on building and scaling disruptive food platforms, from allergy-prevention products at SpoonfulONE to new CPG brands at Revolution Foods.
Sustainable Packaging
He has publicly discussed the need for packaging innovation and recently invested in Tastee Tape, a company creating edible, sustainable food packaging solutions.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Member
Food & Health Angels
10-2025
Investor
Tastee Tape
12-2024
Acting CEO | Investor | Board Member | CPG Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness Portfolio
Multiple Food and Beverage Start-Ups
12-2024
Investor | Board Member | Innovation Advisor | CPG Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness Portfolio
Multiple Food and Beverage, Wellness Start-Ups
12-2024
Innovation & CEO Advisor | CPG Food & Beverage | Health & Wellness Portfolio
Multiple Food and Beverage, Wellness Start-Ups
In the press

Media appearances

Media appearances and press coverage
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Education
BA
Sarah Lawrence College
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
Wadham College, Oxford, England
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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