Florian Schattenmann

CTO and VP of R&D and Innovation at Cargill

Florian is an Unreasonable Mentor. Florian was part of Unreasonable Food 2024, and has advised over 14 Unreasonable companies.

Florian is Cargill’s Chief Technology Officer. He oversees a global team that is driven by the vision of relentlessly creating value for Cargill via innovation and Research & Development (R&D). He also founded and is leading the Strategic Growth Business Accelerator, designed to accelerate and scale cross-business, science-driven growth businesses, and is a member of the Cargill venture board.

Prior to Cargill, Florian spent eight years at The Dow Chemical Company leading divisional and central R&D. Florian also was the CTO of a startup in the oil business (SulphCo Inc.) and managed several research laboratories at the GE Global Research.

Florian is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, holds seven U.S. patents and has numerous publications. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Vernay Laboratories Inc. and serves on multiple academic advisory boards. He earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from M.I.T.