Chris Malone

Chris Malone is Vice President, Food Retail and Assurance at NSF, responsible for NSF’s global Food Retail (Food Service Restaurants and Grocery), Commercial Food Equipment and Food Advisory Solutions businesses. Malone also leads NSF’s Management Systems Certification, Information Security and Digital Solutions businesses. Additionally, he provides executive oversight for the global Audit Delivery team, driving operational excellence in support of all certification and auditing activities. Malone previously served as Senior Vice President, North America for SGS’s Knowledge Division (previously the Certification and Business Enhancement Division), where he grew the business across several segments, including Food. He also owned and operated his own testing and engineering business and worked at Intel Corporation in operational and technology leadership roles. Malone holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University.