Robyn O’Brien

Renowned Speaker & Best Selling Author Who Took On the FDA

“Erin Brockovich” of the US Food System

Teaches Audiences How to Answer the Question “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”


Robyn O’Brien’s life and the lives of thousands of others were dramatically changed one morning as her family sat down to enjoy their frozen waffles. Robyn’s daughter had a sudden and severe reaction to an ingredient in her breakfast waffles that almost took her life. She began on a life changing journey after the harrowing experience of rushing her daughter to the hospital and helplessly watching the staff work to slow her daughter’s swelling and shorted breathing to save her life. All from simply eating a frozen waffle that many Americans have in their freezers.

Robyn’s commitment to helping her daughter and other families put her on a journey she never anticipated. She started documenting everything she discovered and eventually approached some of the highest level Executives and Government Organizations with her findings. Robyn faced incredibly hateful pushback against not just against her, but her entire family as she began to confront the giants in the Food industry. 

But she didn’t back down, because she believed in what she was doing and knew change was necessary in order to save lives. Eventually, Robyn was asked to give a TEDxtalk that went viral and has been viewed by millions. Her award winning book, The Unhealthy Truth, How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It has translated into dozens of languages. 

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Today Robyn is considered the original whistleblower and true “Erin Brockovich” of our food system. She literally wrote the book on it, The Unhealthy Truth How Our Food is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It and has the life experience to show for it. Robyn never intended to go on this journey or change the world in this way, but she is honored to have walked this road. Her research and tenacity has led her to change the food landscape for all of us, as evidenced bythe recent elimination of red dyes in foods and so much more. 

Robyn’s superpower is using authenticity as a tool to engage audiences and speak directly to the hearts of others. She believes, based on her own life experiences, that we are all far more capable and powerful than we’ve been led to believe.

Robyn is passionate about vulnerably sharing her story in order to encourage and inspire others to live boldly and answer the defining question in all of our lives, What would you do if you weren’t afraid?

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Robyn has advised institutional investors, family offices, and Fortune 500 companies on emerging risks and opportunities across the global food system. She is a bestselling author, frequent keynote speaker at Bloomberg and investor forums, and has worked directly with capital allocators deploying billions into food, agriculture, and climate-related investments.

She currently advises select investors and corporations navigating structural shifts in food, agriculture, health, and climate.

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