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No retirement: Actors and government officials joined food tech advisory boards

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Many Hollywood legends, including actors and former government officials, have joined companies to use their expertise. Leonardo DiCaprio is an environmental activist and a member of the Sustainability & Health Advisory Council SHAC headed by Perfect Day. DiCaprio also participated in the COP26 climate summit in Scotland and joined cell-based meat manufacturers Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat as an advisor and investor. Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary have invested in tech empowered companies, including Airbnb and Uber, the pair also collaborated with cultured meat company MeaTech 3D. Ann Veneman, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also joined the board for tech companies as a member of Perfect Day’s SHAC. Former USDA Secretary, Dan Glickman, is a representative on the Good Meat Advisory Board.

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