Jack Starr

Jack Starr is BioMADE’s chief manufacturing officer, where he is driving the development and deployment of a network of between 12 and 15 pilot- to intermediate-scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities. Starr will oversee site selection, design, construction and operations for the national network. Starr joined BioMADE from Cargill, where his professional expertise centered on process development, piloting and the deployment of advanced solutions for manufacturing. Starr also spent 10 years at NatureWorks, a Cargill joint venture that was a pioneer in biomanufacturing with the development of polylactic acid, a plastic made from renewable resources. This work culminated in building a lactic acid plant that provides the raw materials to NatureWork’s PLA manufacturing facility in Nebraska. He earned his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Iowa State University and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively.