CHRIS SALM, CEO, Ab E Discovery

Founder of Salm Partners, Chris has nearly 30 years of experience at the forefront of innovation in the meat industry and held leadership positions at Oscar Mayer, Johnsonville Sausage, and ConAgra Foods. He holds a B.S. in meat and animal sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University. Over the past 8 years, Chris has served as chairman of two advisory boards for the Dean of the College of Agriculture at UW Madison, and is currently on the UW-Madison College of Agriculture Board of Visitors. Chris is a 2016 UW Entrepreneurial Achievement Award recipient.