Dr Stacy Pyett is Program Manager at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), where she is strategically responsible for building and leading an impact-driven project portfolio at the intersection of agrotechnology and food science. She heads WUR’s Impact Innovation team, working closely with partners across academia, industry and government to accelerate food system transformation.

Stacy’s work focuses on scaling solutions for protein diversification, food loss and waste reduction, and climate-resilient food chains—turning scientific excellence into real-world impact. With a strong background in both research and collaboration, she plays a key role in translating innovation into programmes that can move the system forward.

Trained as a chemical engineer, Stacy earned her PhD at the University of Michigan and began her career as a research scientist at Campina, within the dairy industry. She later expanded her expertise into alternative protein sources as a group leader at NIZO Food Research. Over the past seven years, she has shifted her focus towards strategy and relationship management, first within the protein transition and now more broadly across the food system—connecting people, knowledge and ambition to drive lasting change.