Grosvenor is an international, diversified family fund based in London and operated on behalf of its owners, the Duke of Westminster and his family, that prioritizes long-term financial investments that drive positive social and environmental impact. GFA, a business unit of Grosvenor, invests in food and agricultural companies that rethink how food is grown, produced, distributed and consumed with the goal of creating a more sustainable global food supply chain to combat the ever-increasing challenges of climate change, food insecurity, and lack of nutrition.

AeroFarms has emerged as a technology leader in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector, as an indoor vertical farm that combines AI, ML and plant science with its patented aeroponics technology platform to sustainably grow nutritious, flavorful plants. It’s highly popular, nutrient-dense microgreens product has created a new high-growth category for retailers, including Whole Foods, HEB, and others. The company’s flagship farm in Danville, VA began shipping product to customers in September 2022 and is ramping up to reach full capacity in 2024. AeroFarms is a Certified B Corporation.

NatureSweet is the largest, vertically-integrated controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company in North America and the market share leader in snacking tomatoes, selling their prize-winning Cherubs to retail, club, and foodservice operators. NatureSweet also grows and distributes other greenhouse-grown crops, including tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. NatureSweet is a Certified B Corporation.

Wilbur-Ellis (W-E) is a privately-owned family business based in San Francisco with a rich history spanning 100 years. With revenues over $3.5 billion, W-E is a leading manufacturer, distributor and retailer of agricultural and animal nutrition products. Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of W-E, invests in and champions progressive technologies and entrepreneurs that support and fuel future growth of W-E with a portfolio of over 30 companies, primarily in the Agtech sector.

The Wine Group (TWG) is a private, management-owned company based in Livermore, California. The Wine Group is the 2nd largest wine producer in the US and 3rd largest in the world. TWG owns 12 wineries in California, New York and Australia and farms over 12,000 acres of vineyards throughout California. With a portfolio of over twenty-five brands including Glen Ellen, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Chloe and Cupcake, TWG offers a broad array of wines for a variety of consumer tastes.

Benson Hill (NYSE: BHIL) is a food technology company based in St. Louis and powered by the CropOS® platform, a cutting-edge food innovation engine that combines data science and machine learning with biology and genetics to unlock nature’s diversity with the purpose of accelerating the development of nutrient-dense, great-tasting food and ingredient options that are widely accessible, more affordable and sustainable.

Custom Made Meals (CMM) is a private equity-owned company based in Denver producing fresh, oven-ready entrees and appetizers for grocery retail and club store locations nationwide. CMM is partnering with its retail customers to meet the growing demand of consumers for Ready-To-Cook (RTC), fresh foods from the perimeter of the store with innovative, high quality, food-safe products that satisfy consumers and increase retail profitability.

Served as CEO until the partnership and integration between CMM and Country Fresh Foods was complete. (www.countryfreshinc.com).

Board member of four special purpose acquisition companies, formed in partnership with Roth Capital Partners and Craig-Hallum Capital Group, with the goal of providing equity capital for high potential consumer, technology, and sustainability companies to grow and reach their value potential

Landec Corp was a strategic investor in Windset from 2011 - 2021. Served on Windset BOD from 2018-2019.Windset Farms family-owned business and one of the largest and most technologically advanced, hydroponic greenhouse growers in North America. Operating in Canada, United States, and Mexico, Windset sells and markets over 800 acres of high-tech glasshouse production, or the equivalent of 25,000 acres of field farming. Windset’s in-house operation includes 236 acres under glass in California and British Columbia (over 11 million square feet) of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.

Landec (NASDAQ: LNDC) with revenues over $600M, Landec was an innovative health and wellness company with two operating businesses: Lifecore Biomedical and Curation Foods.Lifecore Biomedical* Acquired supplier of HA (hyaluronic acid) in CY10 with rev=$20.3M and EBITDA=$2.3M.* Challenge: Small premium HA market size did not allow for long-term growth strategy. * Solution: Transitioned business to fully-integrated CDMO for difficult-to-handle FDA-approved drugs and devices. Hired new business development capabilities and expanded into new markets, biomaterials and capabilities.* Result: FY19 rev=$75M and EBITDA=$24M for 9yr rev CAGR=16% and EBITDA CAGR=27%.Curation Foods* Challenge: Commodity vegetable business with stagnant revenues of $300M and declining margins.* Solution: Turnaround commodity vegetable company to mission-driven, innovative and branded natural food company with sustainable business practices. - Identified and expanded to adjacent product growth categories (green beans, salad kits, guacamole) with higher gross margins. Recruited new executive team and salesforce. Built brand and innovation capabilities. Installed systems and processes to enable growth. - Initiated multi-year cost-out program including continuous improvement, automation, and asset consolidation projects across supply chain network.- Transitioned all product formulations to 100% clean ingredients. Defined sustainability metrics, quantified current state and set company goals as part of operating plans. Published first ever sustainability handbook for consumers, customers and all stakeholders.- Changed company name from Apio to Curation Foods in 2019 to signify the completion of strategic re-positioning.* Result: Grew revenue to $500M, generating $350M of incremental revenue from higher margin segments and shedding $150M of lower margin business. * CEO, President, Director: 2015-2019* Chief Operating Officer: 2014-2015* Chief Commercial Officer: 2009-2014

Led strategic planning process and growth projects (geographic, innovation and M&A) for Performance Materials Division across continents through cross-functional and matrix teams, including China growth strategy, wind turbine platform (Derakane) and emerging consumer product applications.

Repositioned this VC-backed startup from IT service model with hourly payment model to SaaS product model with subscription payment model. Acquired by Accruent Technologies

Co-Founder of this VC-backed startup that combined credit card processing payment technology with valued-added customer loyalty data for foodservice operators. Acquired by Nova Networks and Sysco Corporation.

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