Mehmood Khan

Mehmood Khan, M.D. is Chief Executive Officer, Global Nutrition Group and Chief Scientific Officer. He was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer when he joined PepsiCo in 2008, and was given the additional responsibility of Chief Executive Officer, Global Nutrition Group in October 2010.

In his role as Chief Executive Officer, Global Nutrition Group, Dr. Khan will establish PepsiCo as the leading provider of Good-for-You (GFY) foods and beverages that are great tasting, wholesome, accessible, affordable and advantaged by science. Currently, PepsiCo has a GFY product portfolio of $10 billion in revenues and through the establishment of the Global Nutrition Group, this business is expected to grow to $30 billion by 2020. Dr. Khan retains the responsibility for the company’s research and development organization.

As Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Khan guides the company’s long-term research strategy and agenda for business opportunities. He provides global leadership and support to R&D for all PepsiCo divisions in the areas of enterprise research planning, R&D portfolio management, next generation technologies, nutritional standards, food safety and regulation, and quality assurance.

During the time Dr. Khan has served in this CSO role, PepsiCo has expanded investment in R&D, recruiting highly regarded clinical scientists, global health policy makers and medical experts and has launched research projects with leading universities and other institutions around the world.

Dr. Khan previously served as President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals Global Research and Development Center. He built the company's U.S. Medical Affairs and Global Medical Affairs functions, and helped develop the strong, scientific basis for launching the company’s major products as President of U.S. and European drug development.

As an M.D. with specialties in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Dr. Khan has extensive academic and clinical experience. He also served at the Mayo Clinic until 2003 as the Director of the Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Clinical Trial Unit and as Consultant Physician in Endocrinology. Dr. Khan spent six years with the Department of Food, Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. He also served as division chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition at one of the main teaching hospitals of the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Dr. Khan earned his medical degree from the University of Liverpool Medical School, England, and completed a fellowship in clinical endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He has also served on numerous state and national committees of the American Diabetes Association, the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Additionally, Dr. Khan held several visiting professorships and has published extensively. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors, New York Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Khan will be based in Chicago.

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Nov20

PepsiCo receives “Sustainability Award” at New York Academy of Sciences Gala
by Mehmood Khan

At the New York Academy of Sciences’ sixth annual Science & the City Gala, Indra Nooyi accepted the “Sustainability Award” on PepsiCo’s behalf, alongside Rajendra Pachauri, chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Nobel Laureate. The theme of this year’s gala was “Sustainable Cities.” It was a gathering of renowned thought leaders and leaders of the scientific community, including seven Nobel Laureates and many talented young researchers.The New York Academy of Sciences also presented the third annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists Read more

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Oct8

Why I Joined PepsiCo
by Mehmood Khan

I’ve been a practicing physician for 27 years specializing in endocrinology, diabetes and nutrition including many years spent at the University of MN and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, as well as serving as R&D President of a major pharmaceutical company. When the opportunity was presented to become PepsiCo’s first-ever Chief Scientific Officer, I was intrigued. Upon meeting with Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chairman and CEO, I knew that combined with the companies strengths and vision I could make a unique contribution to one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. PepsiCo is a global company truly committed to making a positive impact on the world’s population faced with serious nutrition challenges, including under-nutrition and obesity. Every day, we act on that commitment through the wide variety of products we offer, the public-private partnerships we lead and engage with and the global health initiatives we actively... Read more

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Oct8

We’re Changing The Way We Innovate At PepsiCo
by Mehmood Khan

At PepsiCo, we believe that it is our responsibility to understand the diverse nutrition needs of populations around the world and to offer a wide range of food, snacks and beverages that address those needs. To do that, we’re changing the way we innovate. Our overall goal is to deliver more nutrition per calorie in the products we offer and we’re acting on that commitment. The good news is that our products begin with natural goodness – oats, wheat, potatoes, lentils, oranges, apples, nuts and seeds. Think about it. We make some of the world’s favorite brands: Tropicana orange juice and Quaker Oats oatmeal in many countries across the globe, SunChips multi-grain snacks in the U.S., Stila oat and fruit bars in Mexico, Lebedyansky juice in Russia, and we’re the largest seller of packaged nuts and seeds outside the U.S. We’re working to deliver healthier nutrition per calorie... Read more

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