Our expert contributors
Mariëtte Abrahams is the CEO and founder of Qina, a platform that helps companies connect and innovate in personalised nutrition. Qina provides market intelligence, research, and innovation services through products and specialist consultancy services via a global network of domain experts. Abrahams has worked in the clinical and medical nutrition industry for more than 20 years and leverages her combined expertise in nutrition, business, and research to help businesses create the next generation of nutrition solutions.
Dr Susan M Kleiner is a visionary practitioner, educator, and motivator speaking nationally and internationally on topics in the field of nutrition, health, and performance. She is the founder and owner of High Performance Nutrition, LLC, a consulting firm in Mercer Island, Washington, where she has consulted with many professional teams and team members. Kleiner is a sought-after consultant to businesses interested in applying evidence to product research and development, educational marketing, programming, and growth potential. She has authored eight books, including the bestseller The New Power Eating®, The Good Mood Diet®, and The POWERFOOD Nutrition Plan. She is a co-founder and fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition, and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and The National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Dr Colleen Fogarty Draper MS PhD RD is the co-founder and CEO of PhenomX Health. She is an entrepreneur and clinical dietitian with a PhD in nutrition systems biology and metabolic health, with an emphasis in women’s health and gender dimorphism. She has more than 25 years’ experience in personalised nutrition, including nine years working in large food multinationals, start-ups, academic universities, and teaching hospitals. In her quest to be a good mother and emulate the self-care she would like to see in her daughters, Draper was amazed at the limited options available to manage their hormonal health naturally, consistently, and with limited side-effects. Realising she faced these same limitations in her clinical practice years ago, and reflecting on her own clinical and scientific research experiences in women's health, she decided it was time to make a difference. As a perimenopausal mother of three teenage girls, she founded and created PhenomX Health, a femtech pioneer in perimenopausal health and nutrition. She also created a world-class nutrition science translation consultancy, NutraUHealth.