Elliot Swartz, Ph.D.

Elliot (he/him) is one of the leading scientists studying cultivated meat and alternative proteins. His work focuses on analyzing the technical and economic bottlenecks facing the cultivated meat industry, identifying opportunities to accelerate the industry, and educating scientists, the public, and other industry stakeholders. For the past five years, Elliot has worked on projects ranging from food safety and environmental impact to in-depth analysis of the cultivated meat value chain. Elliot's expertise has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, NPR's Marketplace, HuffPost , and Food Technology Magazine.
Elliot holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he worked with induced pluripotent stem cells to model neuromuscular disease.