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Christopher White
Ph.D., B.S.


Chris White is president, CEO and founder of White Labs Inc. White Labs produces yeast cultures and provides fermentation services to the brewing, wine and distilling industries. White previously worked at Genentech Inc, the worlds first biotechnology company. He holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California San Diego and a bachelor's in biochemistry from the University of California Davis. White is coauthor of "Yeast: The Practical Guide To Beer Fermentation," co-designer of "BrewMaster: The Craft Beer Game," and has published numerous articles on yeast, beer and fermentation. White was a lecturer in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at the University of California San Diego from 1999-2007, and is currently a faculty member of the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago.