Jerry McGuire brings nearly 20 years of experience at the intersection of indoor air quality, biosafety, and strategic growth. He has dedicated his career to advancing technologies that safeguard environments where people and products must be protected—ranging from food and beverage processing plants to live animal environments, healthcare facilities, and commercial buildings.
As former SVP of Global Marketing & Sales Enablement at Daikin, Jerry played a key role in scaling the company’s Indoor Air Quality division from $400M to $1.4B, helping to shape global strategies around filtration, ventilation, and purification. Today, as President of PuriFi Labs, he leads the mission to deliver validated, measurable air and surface purification solutions that reduce pathogens, protect food integrity, and strengthen biosecurity in critical environments.
Jerry is a frequent speaker at industry events, including Salesforce Dreamforce, AASV, NAFA, ASHRAE, and the Meat Institute, where he shares insights on how emerging technologies are reshaping food safety, operational hygiene, and risk management.
Throughout his career, Jerry has collaborated with and learned from world-class leaders such as Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuk, Grant Cardone, Kevin O’Leary, Daymond John, and Dean Graziosi. His passion lies in helping organizations harness technology to reduce risk, protect people and products, and unlock measurable performance improvements.
At the Meat Institute meeting, Jerry will highlight how the next generation of air and surface purification technologies are transforming the future of food safety, hygiene, and biosecurity across the supply chain.