Alice Cheng is the Founder & CEO of Culinary Agents, a career development and hiring platform designed for the hospitality industry. Having spent 13 years working at IBM helping companies apply technology to solve business problems, Alice brings her expertise to the hospitality industry, solving the inefficiencies and gaps in talent sourcing and career development.

Passionate about helping people build careers, Alice is an active mentor across all industries with a focus on helping talent succeed in their careers. She is currently a member of the Society of Fellows for the Culinary Institute of America and a Strategic Advisor for Hot Bread Kitchen's Kitchen Cabinet. As a thought leader in the space, Alice makes periodic appearances on BloombergTV and other industry news outlets.