Impossible Foods
George McCloskey currently serves as Senior Vice President of Risk and Safety and Chief Security Officer at Impossible Foods since January 2020, and also holds the position of Strategic Advisor at Enliven Advisory since April 2024. McCloskey has served as Chief Security Officer at Stripe and Square, and was previously the Chief Security Officer at Pixar Animation Studios. In addition to a background in public safety as a Lieutenant in the City of Sunnyvale and a Deputy Sheriff in the County of Riverside, McCloskey is a Board Member of the International Security Management Association (ISMA), enhancing corporate security risk management globally. Education includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Saint Mary's College of California and various programs at MIT Sloan School of Management, including a Certificate in Mastering Design Thinking.
Impossible Foods
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Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Impossible Foods makes delicious, nutritious meat and dairy products from plants — with a much smaller environmental footprint than meat from animals. The privately held food tech startup was founded in 2011 by Patrick O. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Stanford University and a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Investors include Mirae Asset Global Investments, Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, Google Ventures, Horizons Ventures, UBS, Viking Global Investors, Temasek, Sailing Capital, and Open Philanthropy Project.