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Elliott Grant works at the intersection of technology and agriculture and has led the development and commercialization of breakthrough technologies across the global food system.

In 2017, Dr. Grant joined Google [X] to lead the development of foundational AI for agriculture, and in 2023 he became CEO of Mineral, one of Alphabet’s “Other Bets.” He serves on the boards of Sun World International and the International Fresh Produce Association and is a Scientific Advisor to Driscoll’s. Prior to joining Google, he was CEO of ShopWell Labs, a pioneer in personalized nutrition; the founding CEO of HarvestMark, a global leader in food traceability; and a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

He has been awarded more than sixty US patents and invented VoiceCode—which he later open-sourced—a traceability standard used on every case of fresh produce in North America. Elliott earned a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

In addition to advising startups, he is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing and Co-Director of the University’s Aerothermal Innovation Lab. His book, Eating Tomorrow: AI and the Future of Food, will be published by Cambridge University Press in early 2027.

He lives in Cambridge with his wife.