Kathryn Cook

Kathryn is systems thinker with a technical background and a drive toward action.

As the CEO and founder of NuCicer, a pioneering agriculture technology company unlocking the full potential of chickpeas, Kathryn is leading her team and a network of partners to re-evaluate the integration of crop breeding with ingredient and food qualities including nutritional fortification, flavor, texture, and ultimately economics.

Drawing on a career that spans materials science, aerospace R&D, AI assistants, and now agriculture and food, Kathryn brings a unique ability to commercialize cutting-edge technology through market-savvy execution. She has built and led large multidisciplinary teams, managed complex technology portfolios, and driven adoption across fragmented supply chains. Kathryn’s strategic approach blends deep technical understanding with operational pragmatism, positioning NuCicer for category leadership in the future of food. 

Kathryn is inspired by the potential of science and technology to unlock creative, systems-level solutions that improve human and planetary health, economic opportunity, and environmental resilience.