Chef Christopher Koetke has worked in the culinary arts for more than 40 years and is currently Corporate Executive Chef of Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition of North America. He devoted 20 years of his professional life to culinary education as chef instructor, dean, and vice president of the School of Culinary Arts at Kendall College. He was also vice president of culinary arts for Laureate International Universities where he oversaw 48 culinary programs in 12 countries. Before his career in culinary education began, he worked in some of the finest restaurants and patisseries in the United States, France, and Switzerland.