Mike Lee

Co-CEO, Alpha Food Labs; Brooklyn, NY

Mike Lee is the co-founder and co-CEO of Alpha Food Labs, an NYC-based food innovation company that helps companies create innovation strategies and new products that are better for people, planet, and palate. Mike is also the founder of The Future Market, a futurist food lab that explores what our food system could look like in the next 5-25 years. Through Alpha Food Labs and the Future Market, Mike and his team have worked on various innovation strategy and product development projects with companies that include Campbell’s, Danone, Barilla, Google, Applegate, and more. Prior to Alpha Food Labs and The Future Market, Mike led product development initiatives on the innovation & new ventures team at Chobani. Mike is a frequent speaker on food innovation and has been featured in many conferences and publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Culinary Institute of America, The National Restaurant Association, and more. Mike is the grandson and son of Chinese restaurant owners in Detroit and was raised in those kitchens and dining rooms. The atmosphere of innovation in Detroit, from his family’s food ventures, to the auto industry’s concept cars, were crucial in shaping his point of view on innovation. Mike has a business degree from the University of Michigan and design from the Parsons School of Design. He currently divides his time between Brooklyn and Detroit. (Brooklyn, NY)