Chair

The NutraIngredients USA Awards is chaired by the award-winning editorial team at NutraIngredients.com

Stephen Daniells, PhD // NutraIngredients
Global Editor-in-Chief
NutraIngredients
Danielle Masterson // NutraIngredients
Editor
NutraIngredients
Cassandra Stern // NutraIngredients
Deputy Editor
NutraIngredients
Asia Sherman // NutraIngredients+
Editor
NutraIngredients+
Claudia Adrien // NutraIngredients+
Senior Correspondent
NutraIngredients+
Ewa Hudson // Lumina Intelligence
Director of Insights
Lumina Intelligence

Judges

The NutraIngredients USA Awards 2026 judging panel brings together leading experts from across the North American dietary supplement and nutrition industry to ensure every entry is assessed with rigor, independence, and deep sector knowledge.

Thomas Brendler, PhD // Plantaphile
Founder and Director
Plantaphile
Marc Brush // Bend
Principal
Bend
Rob Craven // ScalePassion
Founder
ScalePassion
Andy Dahlen // Reliance Vitamin
Chief Executive Officer
Reliance Vitamin
Steven Dentali, PhD // Dentali Botanical Sciences
Owner
Dentali Botanical Sciences
Afif Ghannoum // CPG Radar
Chief Executive Officer
CPG Radar
Steve Hanson // Nutrasocial
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Nutrasocial
Kenneth Huntly // Platinum Performance Consulting
Founder
Platinum Performance Consulting
Dr. Jacqueline Jacques // Thrive Advisory Group
President
Thrive Advisory Group
Ralf Jäger, PhD // Increnovo
Managing Member
Increnovo
David Keller // Keller Consulting Group
Owner
Keller Consulting Group
Susan Kleiner, PhD, RD // High Performance Nutrition
Owner
High Performance Nutrition
Mark Miller, PhD // Kaiviti Consulting
President
Kaiviti Consulting
Nilufer Orhan, PhD // American Botanical Council
Advisory Board Member
American Botanical Council
Simon Pitman // Pitman Comms
Founder
Pitman Comms
Paula Simpson // Nutribloom Consulting
Founder
Nutribloom Consulting
Sudipta Veeramachaneni // SV Scientific
President
SV Scientific