Uma Parasar began her career in the flavor & fragrance industry at Bush Boake Allen (BBA) in Montvale, New Jersey in 1998. In 2000, BBA became a part of the IFF family, bringing Uma to the R&D facility in Union Beach, NJ. After 10 years as part of the core Global Regulatory team, she transitioned to R&D to enable informed decision making in the discovery process.
Uma has a Masters in Environmental Science, Toxicology from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 2017 she completed the WBCSD Leadership Program, an opportunity enabled by IFF’s commitment with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
In her current role as a Senior Research Fellow in the R&D Taste Team, she develops best practice strategies for new products and research objectives using safety as the benchmark for innovation. She builds bridges across global teams and functions, ensuring connectivity and prioritizing solutions and messaging that help differentiate IFF. Uma is committed to doing more good in the world. #DoMoreGoodxIFF