Pete Speranza grew up in New York. He attended Canisius College and received a BS in Economics/Finance in 1992. In 2013 he obtained an MBA in International business strategy from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Business. He was also a 4 year captain of a Division 1 ice hockey program at Canisius College.
Pete Speranza played 4 years of professional ice hockey before joining General Mills in 1997.
Speranza is currently a new business development leader in the newly formed innovation division called 301 Inc. During his 18 year career at General Mills, he has also managed many large business platforms: Big G Cereal (Buffalo, NY), Pillsbury Dough (Boston, MA), Betty Crocker Meals (Chicago, IL), and Yoplait (Minneapolis).
Recently, Pete’s overall responsibility includes creating strategic partnerships/capabilities to find incremental growth for General Mills, as well as direct all of the supply chain activities and drive commercialization excellence for 301 Inc. across a diverse portfolio of food products.
Pete is also a founder of the new food division for the state-wide innovation competition MN cup with the vision of creating an active food innovation community in Minnesota. He is a champion at General Mills and is currently a board member for a few local food startups. He also volunteers his time as coach and hockey instructor. Pete lives in Minneapolis with a son Gavin.