Christine Gould

Founder & CEO

Christine R. Gould is an award-winning change-maker, agrifood innovation leader, and entrepreneur with two decades of experience driving transformative, collaborative change in the agriculture and food sectors. GIGA was founded by Gould as a food systems innovation strategy and execution firm with deep experience across Fortune 500 corporates, startups, and global policy initiatives. She has led high-impact, deep-tech-focused innovation efforts, serving as Head of Corporate Affairs for Syngenta's two largest commercial units and previously as Head of Next-Generation Innovation and Biotechnology & Advanced Breeding Policy. As Founder of Thought For Food, Christine built the largest and most diverse innovator community in food and agriculture, reaching 30,000 next-gen talents in 180+ countries. She has incubated 100+ science-and-technology-based startups which have gone on to raise over $300M in venture capital. She was also appointed by the UN Deputy Secretary-General to serve on the Advisory Committee for the UN Food Systems Summit, and is the author of The Change-Maker's Guide to Feeding the Planet.