Jeff Sargent, MBA, J.D.

Chief Legal Officer

After earning a B.S. in Chemistry at Valparaiso University, Jeff worked in product development for Food & Beverage at P&G. In 2000 Jeff earned an MBA from Xavier University. In 2005 he earned a J.D. in Law from Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, and he was admitted to the Ohio State Bar in 2006. Jeff also managed the IP strategy development for the Global Respiratory business at P&G.

Jeff joined Kellogg in 2009 as Principal Relationship Manager in the Advanced Innovation team to manage the Open Innovation program. In this role Jeff managed the technical relationships with key suppliers and innovation partners to support R&D pipeline and technology development. Additionally, he was responsible for the technology transfer program's negotiating and drafting research agreements with universities and companies to enable collaborative research. Jeff also managed the IP program at Kellogg for offensive and defensive patents and trade secret protection.

In 2019 Jeff left Kellogg and founded Acadia Solutions LLC to provide relationship management and open innovations services specializing in the food, beverage, and food ingredient industry.