About me
Irene Shiang Li (she/her) co-founded Mei Mei in Boston in 2013 and built the brand around sustainable sourcing and fair and transparent employment practices, including open book management. Mei Mei is now a dumpling company and Irene’s focus is on building Prepshift, a tech-enabled coaching and workforce training firm that works directly with restaurants, and partners with government and private entities to ensure a bright future for independent food businesses. Irene is a 2022 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award winner and serves on the boards of Project Bread, The Food Project, and the Independent Restaurant Coalition.
