Bob Wolpert
Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Logistics Group
Golden State Foods
Bob Wolpert is a senior executive at Golden State Foods – a large global, private company headquartered in Irvine, CA – where he serves as President of the Logistics Business Group, responsible for US and international supply chain services for leading food industry customers. Under Bob’s leadership, Golden State Foods has championed the adoption of IBM’s Food Trust Blockchain ecosystem.
Previously, Bob served in a number of executive leadership roles, including President of an ITT Corporation global division with responsibility for worldwide sales, engineering, manufacturing and distribution of pumps, filters and control systems. Concurrently, Bob served as CEO of ITT Corporation’s businesses in China and India, including regional and global manufacturing and supply chain operations across multiple product lines and markets.
Bob received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in business from the University of Denver and earned an MBA degree from Harvard University. He serves in leadership roles on a variety of non-profit boards, including Starbuck’s LeadersUp and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Bob resides in Orange County, California, with his wife and three children.