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Business Owner · Food & Beverage

Ethan Brown: Founder and CEO of Beyond Meat

Ethan Brown left fuel cell and energy policy work, met plant-protein researchers in Missouri in 2009 and founded Beyond Meat.

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Ruth Handler: Co-founder of Mattel and Inventor of Barbie

Ruth Handler invented the Barbie doll in 1959 and co-founded Mattel, serving as president until 1975, when she and her husband resigned after an SEC investigation.

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