Wumi Yusuff is currently a Director, Food Safety for Ferrara Candy Company, a large manufacturer, and undisputed leader in sweet snacking headquartered in Chicago, USA. In this role, Wumi is responsible for the oversight of all food safety and sanitation programs for the company’s manufacturing facilities across the globe. Wumi has more than 15 years’ experience across diverse product categories in the food manufacturing industry using systematic and risk-based preventative approach for food safety assurance. She has held multiple leadership roles in quality and food safety. She is the Chair of Chicagoland Food Science Foundation (CFSF), member of Institute of Food technologist (IFT) and a board-certified Food Scientist (International Food Science Certification Commission). She holds a Master of Science in Food Technology at University of Algarve, Portugal and a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology at University of Agriculture, Nigeria.