Episode 516: Ilana Golant - Food Allergy Fund

Ilana Golant is the founder and CEO of Food Allergy Fund. She is a marketing and PR executive, an attorney, and a former government official. She is also the mother of a toddler with food allergies. Ilana has extensive experience working with media organizations, academic institutions, and Fortune 100 clients. She has held executive roles at WPP, the world’s largest advertising and PR conglomerate, as well as at NBCUniversal, specifically working with CNBC, MSNBC, and NBC News. Prior to joining NBCU, she was an attorney-advisor in the Office of Financial Stability at the U.S. Department of Treasury and an attorney at Mayer Brown LLP. She received her B.A. from Columbia University and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law. The Food Allergy Fund is dedicated to funding food allergy research focused on the underlying causes of food allergies and improved treatments for people with food allergies. The Food Allergy Fund enlists celebrity ambassadors, industry partners, and individuals to raise public awareness and to support scientific research.  Visit FoodAllergyFund.org for more information.