Executive Team
Our team is led by experts from science, food, biotech, healthcare, and beyond who share one common passion: creating a kinder, greener tomorrow.
Ryan Pandya
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Perumal Gandhi
Co-Founder
Narayan TM
President
Bonney Oommen
Chief Product & Strategy Officer
Sunil Sukumaran
Chief Technology Officer
Tim Geistlinger
Chief Science Officer
Allison Fowler
Chief Marketing Officer
Ravi Jhala
Global Head, Commercial
Chuck Thorn
Vice President, Finance
Shayri RoyChoudhury
Global Head of Operations
Alex Brittain
Senior Vice President, International
Nicki Briggs
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Board of Directors
Our guides charged with establishing the policies and strategic oversight of our mission.
Carolyn Fritz
Board Chair, DMC Biotechnologies
Bob Iger
CEO, The Walt Disney Company
Moohwan Kim
Executive Vice President, Green Investment Center, SK, Inc.
Aftab Mathur
Director, Temasek
Jerry O’Dea
Commercial Advisor, Glanbia
Patrick Zhang
Investor, Horizons Ventures
Sustainability & Health Advisory Council
Experts across agriculture, health, sustainability, and global nutrition specifically charged with pushing us towards our vision of a more equitable food system.
Okezue Bell
Creator, Ideator, Changemaker, Biotech and AI Developer
Sriya Chintalapalli
Machine Learning, Extended Reality, and Brain Computer Interface Developer
Leonardo DiCaprio
Academy Award® Winning Actor and Environmental Activist
Sayyida Rania Hashim
Student, Innovator, Food System Disruptor
Katharine Kreis
Country Director, Peace Corps Eswatini; Formerly Director Of Strategic Initiatives & Lead For Nutrition Innovation at PATH
Dariush Mozaffarian
Professor at the Friedman School Of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University
Danielle Nierenberg
President Of Food Tank
Sofia Sanchez
Communicator, Biotech and Sustainability Innovator
Mary Shelman
Former Head Harvard Business School Agribusiness Program and Renowned Agtech Expert
David Stukus
Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist, Researcher, and Patient Advocate
Ann M Veneman
Former US Secretary Of Agriculture and UNICEF Executive Director
Ryan Shadrick Wilson
Founder and CEO, Boardwalk Collective
Corporate Advisors
Our mentors who have been on our journey from the beginning, sharing deep expertise on growing strong businesses with meaningful impact.
