Andy Shovel

Co-founders Andy Shovel (left) & Pete Sharman (right). Photo credit: THIS.

Andy Shovel sold his burger business when he realised the problems with meat. He then co-founded THIS.

Pat Brown

Pat Brown is the CEO and founder of Impossible Foods with an impressive scientific career.

Ethan Brown

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Ethan Brown is the founder of Beyond Meat and has been vegan since the early 2000s.

Bruce Friedrich

Photo by Ryan Lash / TED

Bruce Friedrich is the co-founder of The Good Food Institute and has been vegan since 1987.

Biz Stone

Photo by Joi Ito

Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, has been vegan since visiting Farm Sanctuary and learning about factory farming.

John Mackey

Photo by Gage Skidmore

John Mackey is the founder of Whole Foods and became vegan after animal rights protesters picketed a Whole Foods annual meeting in 2003.

Bill Ford Jr.

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Bill Ford Jr. became a vegetarian in 1990 and a vegan 20 years later in 2010.

Robbie Lockie

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Robbie Lockie is the co-founder and director of Plant Based News.

Nellie McKay

Nellie McKay is a vegan singer and songwriter who attended her first protest at the age of two.