Oliver English
Co-Founder & CEO of Common Table Creative
A little bit about Oliver…
Oliver English is a Filmmaker, Chef & Food Advocate. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Oliver grew up in his family's restaurant business and has been intimately involved in the world of food ever since.
Oliver is the Co-Founder & CEO of Common Table Creative (CTC), an impact-driven production & hospitality company specializing in advancing global food, sustainability, and social justice issues. CTC works with the worlds leading NGOs, non-profits, and innovative food companies to tell stories about the power of food, and drive change through inspiring individual action. He co-created CTC’s signature documentary, Feeding Tomorrow, and launched WE UNITE, a short-form documentary, together with the United Nations & the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.
Prior to launching Feeding Tomorrow & Common Table Creative, Oliver led his family company's restaurant development sector, opening restaurants throughout North America, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. His experience in the global hospitality business showed Oliver firsthand the positive and negative effects of globalization and climate change on the world's food system, inspiring him to use art as activism to address the issues at hand, and inspire long-term lasting change.
Throughout his time in the restaurant business, Oliver worked for some of the most prestigious global hospitality companies. He worked for Alain Ducasse Enterprise in Paris, France. In New York, Oliver worked at the three-star Michelin Eleven Madison Park and for Celebrity Chef Daniele Boulud. Oliver is a graduate of Cornell Universities School of Hotel Administration, and a member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). He currently lives in Venice California.
How to connect with Oliver and Common Table Creative…
Common Table Creative’s Website