Ali Bouzari, PhD is a culinary scientist, author, educator, and co-founder of Pilot R&D. He’s a chef with a PhD in food biochemistry who frequently collaborates with the country’s most innovative restaurants. Ali has been featured on Forbes' and Zagat's 30 Under 30 lists, as a contributor to Bon Appétit, Popular Science, Eater, and WIRED, as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and as a guest expert on NPR, TEDx, TODAY, and Iron Chef America. His book, Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food, won the IACP award for Best Reference Book. Ali is also a judge on the Netflix cooking competition series Snack VS Chef. (San Francisco Bay Area, CA)