Steve Gundrum has over four decades of expertise in sales, finance, marketing, and new product innovation. Since joining Mattson in 1988, Steve has led innovation projects across food, beverage, packaged goods, restaurants, and food service categories for virtually every Fortune 500 food company. With a twenty-year tenure as President and CEO, he had been at the forefront of creating and implementing groundbreaking innovation techniques such as Consumer Guidance Panels, ProtoThink™, and Food Studio Ideations. These methods enhance collaboration, consumer insights, and involvement in new product innovation.
Steve’s pioneering spirit is exemplified by Project Delta, the world’s first open-source food product experiment, featured by Malcolm Gladwell in The New Yorker. Now serving as Mattson’s Chief AI Officer, Steve is leading the charge into the AI era, developing advanced generative AI tools like Innovation AI and ProtoThink™ AI. These tools revolutionize the innovation process, significantly enhancing Mattson’s ability to create and refine new product opportunities for clients.
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