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Food has always been my passion, but if you had told me 20 years ago that I’d be given the opportunity to play a leading role in revolutionizing the food system, I probably would’ve said you were crazy!As a Guadalajara born entrepreneur turned finance guy, I spent years climbing my way up the ladder, and while it wasn’t always easy, I thrived on the challenges that I met at each rung. After all, that’s who I am: a passionate leader, mentor, and innovator committed to solving complex problems, building purpose-driven teams, and last, but certainly not least, sharing my love of great tequila. Beginning in 2013, I realized the integral need to support food and agriculture entrepreneurs more deeply. What began as a gathering with friends quickly grew into an entirely new business within Rabobank. FoodBytes! and TERRA were both born with a simple (but ambitious) goal in mind-- to help feed the world in a sustainable way. With numerous successes and ample learnings, I realized this partnership with entrepreneurs striving to remove the mask created by mass production and standardization, and in turn changing the way people are fed, is a problem I’m committed to helping solve. In my newest venture as General Partner at Agfunder, I’m continuing my mission to discover, invest and develop founders leading the revolution in food through Foodtech, Agtech, Biotech, food management technology, and new food CPG.If you believe that changing the food system is not a fool's errand, we invite you to come RIFF with us!

Listed skills include Strategy, Business Strategy, Corporate Finance, Banking, and 22 others.