Kamesh Ellajosyula

Chief Innovation & Quality Officer at ofi (Olam Food Ingredients)

Kamesh Ellajosyula is Chief Innovation & Quality Officer at ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) and a member of the executive team at ofi. Kamesh joined Olam in 2010 and has held various senior manufacturing, innovation, regulatory and quality roles. In his current role he oversees a global network of Innovation centers and drives quality and food safety across 120+ food ingredient manufacturing plants. Currently, Kamesh serves as the founding member of the Asia Innovation Council of the Conference Board and is the member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Food Technology. Kamesh last worked in technology roles in Frito Lay. Prior assignments include leadership roles in food safety, quality, procurement, international R&D, new product development at Rich Products Corporation. Kamesh received a Master’s degree in Food Science from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York. Kamesh's graduate research on destruction of Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 was adopted by the USDA FSIS to drive guidelines on fermented food safety. He has been a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, the agriculture honor society, since 1997 and Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, since 2005.