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Whitney Verkade

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Chief Operating Officer

Excalibur Products KBI

United States

Certificates Completed

Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation

Bio

Whitney Verkade is the Chief Operations Officer and Board Chairman of Excalibur Food Dehydrators in Sacramento, CA. The company's main business is manufacturing residential and NSF-approved commercial drying devises. These devices are used in many teaching hospitals and universities, and by most food preservation experts. The research and development teams' resources, testing, and methodology are used worldwide to change the way the world processes food and for advances in medical research. Excalibur currently designs drying innovations ranging from large beef jerky, health bar, and cracker operations, to precise one-off biomedical private labeling projects. The company is also an innovative leader with a global outreach program that works to provide electricity and food preservation to third world countries. Excalibur is currently involved in low temperature food processing for the preservation of food enzymes and is a leader in the raw food movement.

 

Whitney is charged with the challenging task of managing food preservation and medical applications for time, temperature, and humidity-related sciences. In addition, he oversees the multiple varied interests of the company. 

Certificates Completed

Strategy and Innovation

Courses Completed

Technology and Operations

Systematic Innovation of Products, Processes, and Services

Digital Business & IT

Marketing

Operations

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 5.0 EEUs
Systematic Innovation of Products, Processes, and Services
In Person

STARTING

Nov 10–14, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$10,500

STARTING

Nov 10–14, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

5 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$10,500

Explore
Management and Leadership

Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive

Business Analytics

Digital Business & IT

Financial Management

Global Economics & Markets

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive
In Person

STARTING

Oct 23–24, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

STARTING

Oct 23–24, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

Explore
Strategy and Innovation

Building, Leading, and Sustaining the Innovative Organization

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Building, Leading, and Sustaining the Innovative Organization
Strategy and Innovation

Developing and Managing a Successful Technology Strategy

Digital Business & IT

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Developing and Managing a Successful Technology Strategy
In Person

STARTING

Oct 23–24, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

STARTING

Oct 23–24, 2025

LOCATION

Cambridge, MA

DURATION

2 days

COMMITMENT

8 hours/day

TUITION

$4,700

Explore
Strategy and Innovation

Reinventing Your Business Strategy

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Reinventing Your Business Strategy