Eddie Bearnot

Eddie Bearnot is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Nutrition, Inc., a company that develops and produces micronutrient-fortified packaged foods to address malnutrition in Bangladesh.12 Here's a comprehensive overview of Eddie Bearnot's background and career:

Education and Early Career

Eddie Bearnot holds a B.A. in International Relations from Carleton College, where he graduated magna cum laude.1 He later earned an M.B.A. from Yale University's School of Management.12 His international education also includes studies at Universidad de las Américas Puebla and Universidad de Buenos Aires.2

Before founding Frontier Nutrition, Bearnot worked in Bangladesh as a Project Associate for Innovations for Poverty Action from March 2012 to June 2013.2 This experience in Bangladesh laid the foundation for his future entrepreneurial ventures in the country.

Frontier Nutrition

Bearnot co-founded Frontier Nutrition in 2016 with Tanveer Ali, leveraging his background in development economics and experience in food distribution.3 The company aims to address the pressing issue of malnutrition in Bangladesh by producing affordable and nutritious fortified foods.3 Under Bearnot's leadership, Frontier Nutrition has grown to offer:

• A portfolio of 20 SKUs available in approximately 20,000 outlets across 20 districts in Bangladesh
• Contract manufacturing for major Bangladeshi consumer goods companies
• Programmatic nutritional support through partnerships with organizations like the World Food Programme
• Collaboration on nutritional product development with institutions such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Johns Hopkins University2

Additional Roles and Achievements

Besides his position at Frontier Nutrition, Bearnot is also:

• Managing Director of CARE NUTRITION LIMITED, the Bangladesh-based operating subsidiary of Frontier Nutrition12
• A Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations since June 20232

Bearnot has received several honors, including:

• The Yale Venture Creation Program (September 2016)
• The Henry F. McCance Entrepreneurship Award (May 2017)
• IDEX Global Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship2

Personal

Originally from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Bearnot has lived and worked in Dhaka, Bangladesh since 2012.1 He is fluent in English and Spanish, with professional working proficiency in Bengali.2 Bearnot describes himself as a "'Randomista' turned Social Entrepreneur" who is fascinated by low-cost, high-impact technologies and their barriers to adoption.2