About

Miyoko Schinner is an award-winning chef, author, entrepreneur and speaker. The founder of Miyoko’s Creamery, she is often credited for bringing vegan cheese to mainstream audiences. She also founded Rancho Compasión, a non-profit farmed animal sanctuary and education center for school-age youth. She currently teaches a food systems course at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Miyoko is also the author of seven cookbooks, including the bestselling The Homemade Vegan Pantry, the book credited for launching the vegan cheese revolution, Artisan Vegan Cheese, and her most recent, The Vegan Creamery. She was featured in a 4-part Netflix series, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment, co-hosted the cooking show Vegan Mashup that aired for three seasons on PBS, and currently hosts a show on YouTube.

Among her many awards as an activist, cultural icon and food innovator, Miyoko was named to the coveted inaugural list of Forbes 50 Over 50, a “Game Changer” by Food and Wine Magazine, a Top 100 Female Founder by INC., and a “Vegan Revolutionary” by UN Women.

Miyoko has spoken all over the world including at TedX Athens, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Korea, as well as home in the US at industry conferences and companies such as Google, Dropbox, The Smithsonian, and more. She is regularly featured on podcasts and interviews.

Miyoko has three grown children and resides in West Marin with her dogs, cats, and the over 100 animals of Rancho Compasión.