Alan Perlstein is a food tech entrepreneur and cellular agriculture pioneer who serves as the Founder and CEO of California Cultured. Based in Sacramento, the company develops sustainable, cell-cultured chocolate and coffee to combat deforestation and supply chain exploitation. His biotech career began over 15 years ago in a cell-cultured fish laboratory in Long Island, New York, during the early days of cellular agriculture. Inspired by the potential of lab-grown food to improve planetary health, he later founded Oobli to commercialize alternative, protein-sweetened products before launching California Cultured to mass-produce ethical, plant cell-based commodities.