Margaret Young is a product innovation leader with 16+ years of experience in complex, regulated industries. At Kemin Industries, she was selected as one of only three employees in company history to complete its Executive Leadership Rotational Program, gaining enterprisewide experience across marketing, sales, sustainability, acquisitions, employee experience, quality, and innovation. As part of this program, she also served in an innovation leadership assignment with Bud & Mary’s, where she applied enterprise learnings to build scalable processes in a highly regulated consumer market.

Throughout her career, Young has launched more than 100 products, generating more than $0.5B in revenue. She is recognized as a cross-functional facilitator who uses data as a unifying language to drive clarity, collaboration, and measurable outcomes – whether developing pet food solutions, advancing sustainability metrics, or creating global sales training programs.

Outside of work, Young serves as Vice President of the Urbandale Community School Board and is a member of the 2025-2026 Leadership Iowa class. In her free time, you'll find her curled up with a good book, doing hot yoga, or spending time with family and friends.