Chris Mau

About Chris Mau

I am a mission-driven executive who leads complex, capital-intensive initiatives from…

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Future 50

   Jun 2023 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Company Focus:Future 50 is a public benefit corporation aligning dietary health, technology, agriculture, education, and infrastructure around integrated, high-impact initiatives. Programs are designed to bridge public and private efforts, promote financial and socioeconomic sustainability, reduce waste, and complement pre-existing initiatives.Highlights:Leads systems-level development across domestic and international markets, influencing policy, securing multi-million-dollar engagements, and supporting expansion into 19 countries.Oversees Future 50’s technology portfolio, including global deployment of MAPP a 3rd generation processing platform; documented impact exceeding $52 million within first 3 years of each implementation.Co-authored 3 case studies with NC State University: 2 on mobile processing plants & 1 on water generation. Studies document replicable models for food system modernization, infrastructure improvement, and reductions in food loss and waste.Developed the Future 50 Ambassador Program by recruiting highly credible voices across sectors to expand trust, align public & private interests, and support adoption of technology that address dietary health, food loss, and socio-economic mobility.Established a fully independent Council on Grants with third-party stakeholders to ensure transparent, conflict-free oversight of privately funded grants.Maintains protective governance structures to safeguard Future 50’s operational independence, resist external control efforts, and preserve credibility for engagement with institutions, philanthropic funders, and governments.Engages with senior government leaders, ministers, advisors, institutions, public and private-sector agencies to align programming with regional & global priorities.Participates in closed-door briefings, expert panels, and institutional forums focused on food systems, technology, infrastructure, public-private collaboration, and development policy.

Education

• SUNY Geneseo

  Bachelors of Science

Skills

• Sales Management
• Change Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Team Building
• Management
• Human Resources
• Corporate Communications
• Training
• New Business Development
• Organizational Development
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Program Management
• Disability Insurance
• Sales
• Employee Benefits
• Resource Attainment
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Executive Management
• Strategy
• Insurance
• Mergers
• Nonprofits
• Consulting
• Strategic Planning
• Small Business
• Customer Service
• Business Development