McGowan has over +25 years of experience in marketing and sales experience in successive roles in Brand Management, Category Development & Planning, Category Strategy, Shopper Insights, Category Management, Shopper Marketing, Point of Sale and Shopper Activation. He has worked for a # of large and smaller CPG’s including HJ Heinz, Cadbury, Kraft Foods and Mondelēz International. He has his BS from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from Wake Forest University. He currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and family.