Renee McKeon is responsible for driving Artisan Restaurant Collection’s sustainability commitments both and for the brand as a whole and at LinkedIn San Francisco. She is responsible for implementing initiatives that drive positive social and environmental impacts of Artisan’s foodservice offer by working on local and sustainable sourcing, climate smart and plant forward menus, waste reduction, and strong partnerships with producers, nonprofit organizations, farms, and small businesses – all in support of the vision of a thriving food system.

Prior to joining Artisan, Renee worked with various nonprofits including Osa Conservation, the World Wildlife Fund and the Italy America Chamber of Commerce to promote the sustainable production and trade of good food. In her last role she was the executive director of an environmental organization working in Costa Rica where she worked on launching an innovative ecolodge with a ‘forest to table’ food program, scaling up an agroecological farm and creating educational programming on conservation.