Bruce Friedrich

Bruce Gregory Friedrich (born August 7, 1969) is co-founder and executive director of The Good Food Institute (GFI),[1] a non-profit that received donation funding from Y Combinator.[2] Friedrich has appeared on the TED Radio Hour, New Yorker Radio Hour, ReCode Decode, Ezra Klein and Rich Roll podcasts, and more.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He has written on food sustainability for the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Wired, and other publications.[10][11][12][13][14][15] His 2019 TED talk, “The Next Global Agricultural Revolution," has been viewed more than two million times and translated into 30 languages.[16]

Bruce Friedrich
Born
Bruce Gregory Friedrich

August 7, 1969 (1969-08-07) (age 51)
West Lafayette, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorgetown University Law Center, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Grinnell College
OccupationExecutive Director, The Good Food Institute
Spouse(s)
Alka Chandna (wife)
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(m. 2002)​
Parent(s)Gustav William Friedrich
Erena Rae

Friedrich is a member of Giving What We Can, a community of people who have pledged to donate at least 10% of their income to the world's most effective charitable organisations.[17]

Early life and education

Friedrich was born in West Lafayette, Indiana on August 7, 1969.[18] He graduated from Norman High School (Norman, Oklahoma) in 1987.[19] He served as president of the Cleveland County Young Democrats during his last two years of high school and campaigned for the late Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.) in 1987 during his first year of college. Friedrich graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell College with a B.A. in English, Economics, and Religion.[20][18] He holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Economics, and received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center, graduating magna cum laude, Order of the Coif.[21]

Works
  • Singer, Peter (2005). In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-1941-2. Chapter 15, Effective Advocacy: Stealing from the Corporate Playbook p. 187
  • Ball, Matt; Friedrich, Bruce (April 6, 2009). The Animal Activist's Handbook: Maximizing Our Positive Impact in Today's World. Lantern Books. ISBN 978-1590561201.
  • Freston, Kathy; Friedrich, Bruce (2018). Clean Protein: The Revolution that Will Reshape Your Body, Boost Your Energy—and Save Our Planet. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-1602863323.

See also

References
  1. "Our Team". The Good Food Institute. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. Peters, Adele (August 21, 2018). "Y Combinator is funding a nonprofit that advocates for meat alternatives". Fast Company. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. "Bruce Friedrich: How Is Eating Meat Affecting Our Planet?". NPR.org. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. "The Impossible Burger | The New Yorker Radio Hour". WNYC Studios. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. Johnson, Eric (April 29, 2019). "Recode Decode at TED: Good Food Institute founder Bruce Friedrich explains why finding alternatives to meat is so important". Vox. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. "Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Friedrich from The Ezra Klein Show". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  7. "The Clean Meat Revolution Is Real". Rich Roll. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. "Tomato tuna anyone? Plant-based meat has moved into the seafood aisle". CBS News. February 16, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. Frangoul, Anmar (March 27, 2020). "No more hamburgers? How 'clean meat' could transform our diets". CNBC. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  10. Friedrich, Bruce (October 23, 2016). "Vegans' Bullheaded Beef With Tyson Foods". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  11. "Op-Ed: Is in vitro Meat the new in vitro fertilization?". Los Angeles Times. July 25, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  12. "Nerds Over Cattle: How Food Technology Will Save the World". WIRED. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  13. Friedrich, Bruce (September 22, 2020). "I've not eaten KFC since the 80s. Its plant-based chicken nuggets will change that | Bruce Friedrich". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  14. "Dietary change may help us avert future pandemics | New Scientist". www.newscientist.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  15. "Opinion | Climate and Agriculture (Published 2016)". The New York Times. March 2, 2016. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  16. Friedrich, Bruce, The next global agricultural revolution, retrieved October 18, 2020
  17. "Our Members". www.givingwhatwecan.org. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  18. "[Unknown title]". The Des Moines Register. March 7, 2004. p. 34. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016. Bruce Friedrich Director of vegan campaigns, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Born: Aug. 7, 1969, West Lafayette, Ind. Education: High school, Norman, Okla.; Grinnell College, 1996 graduate, Phi Beta Kappa in English and economics
  19. Tyree, James S. (September 15, 2010). "PETA vice president brings message home to Norman". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014. the Norman High School class of 1987 member
  20. "Bruce Friedrich". AngelList. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016. Grinnell College economics, English, religion Phi Beta Kappa
  21. Friedrich, Bruce. "Bruce Friedrich | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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