Ethan Walden Brown (born 1971) is an American executive who is the founder, president and CEO of Beyond Meat.

[1] Before founding Beyond Meat, Brown worked on alternative energy and electricity grid restructuring at the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices before joining fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems.

[5] Brown served as Vice Chairman of the Board at the National Hydrogen Association and Secretary of the U.S. Fuel Cell Council.

There, he met researchers Fu-hung Hsieh and Harold Huff,[7] who were working on technology to replicate the texture of meat using plant proteins.

[14] In 2018, Brown was selected as one of the UNEP's Champions of the Earth in the category of science and innovation for his "work towards reducing our dependence on animal-based foods.