Rohit Kapoor

As Vice President of Product Research at Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), Rohit leads DMI’s dairy product science programs in important areas such as milk powders, whey and milk protein ingredients and dairy co-products at major universities to drive dairy innovation and sales on behalf of U.S. dairy farmers. 

Rohit has over 20 years of dairy foods R&D experience in industry and academia. During his tenure, Rohit worked at various leading dairy and food companies such as Nestlé USA, Bongards MN, and Kerry Americas where he provided leadership towards cheese- and dairy ingredient-focused innovation.  Beyond his experience in industry, Rohit has also served on the Board of Directors of American Dairy Science Association from 2020 to 2023 and as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Dairy and Food Science at South Dakota State University from 2017 to 2020.

Rohit received his B.S. in Dairy Technology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India and his M.S. and Ph.D. in food science with an emphasis on dairy science and technology from University of Minnesota.