Emmo Meijer was R&D director at DSM, Unilever, and FrieslandCampina and was also a professor of Bio-organic Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology. Emmo was also the figurehead of the Top Sector Chemistry, a member of the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (AWTI), a member of the Board of Directors of KU Leuven, chairman of KIC Raw Materials, and a commissioner at Chemelot Ventures/Agrifood. Additionally, he provides advice to various organizations. Emmo is associated with NPM as an advisor on the theme Feeding the World.