Expert Network

We believe that great things happen when the smartest people in the world collaborate across various disciplines.

Our Expert Network is made up of the leading minds in fields ranging from deep science to consumer products. They provide guidance to FTW to select the best startups as well as aid our founders to reach their potential to transform the Food System for future generations.


Max Clegg

Louis Dreyfus Company

Head of Ventures

Ag Supply Chain
Processing Tech

LinkedIn

Max Clegg  
Louis Dreyfus Company

Kirsten Hochberg

Omega Partner Solutions

Managing Partner

Supply Chain
Waste Reduction
CPG

LinkedIn

Kirsten Hochberg  
Omega Parnter Solutions

Sumer Johal

Agralogics

CEO

Farm Management
Novel Farming Systems
Waste Reduction & Reuse

LinkedIn

Sumer Johal  
Agralogics

Maureen Cushing

TechTable

Co Founder

Restaurant Tech
Retail Tech

LinkedIn

Maureen Cushing  
TechTable

Morgan Oliveira

Grounded, Etc.

Founder

Novel Food
Alternative Meat
Restaurant Marketplaces

LinkedIn

Morgan Oliveira  
Grounded, Etc.

Nydia Zhang

The Good Food Institute APAC

Chair of Advisory Council

Novel Food
Alternative Dairy
Biomaterials

LinkedIn

Nydia Zhang  
The Good Food Institute APAC

Dr. Justin Siegel

UC Davis / IIFH

Associate Professor / Director


Protein Engineering
Synbio

LinkedIn

Dr. Justin Siegel  
UC Davis & IIFH

Rob Wilder

ThinkFood Group

Co Founder

Restaurant Tech
Ag Tech
Supply Chain

LinkedIn

Rob Wilder  
ThinkFood Group

Alex Luce

Creative Ventures

Partner

Climate Tech
Alternative Meat
Bio-manufacturing

LinkedIn

Alex Luce  
Creative Ventures

Andre
Neumann-Loreck

On Tap Consulting 

Founder

Supply Chain
Farm Robotics & Consumer

LinkedIn

Andre Neumann-Loreck  
On Tap Consulting

Christopher Albrecht

OttOmate

Founder

Food Robotics
E-Grocery
In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech

LinkedIn

Christopher Albrecht  
OttOmate

Gabriel
Wilmoth

Ascribe Bio

COO

Computational Biology
Novel Farming Systems
Climate Tech

LinkedIn

Gabriel Wilmoth  
Ascribe Bio

Eric Klein

Klein Venture Partners LLC

Managing Director

Warehouse / Shipping Automation
Supply Chain
Farm Management

LinkedIn

Eric Klein  
Klein Venture Partners LLC

Ilias
Tagkopoulos

UC Davis / AIFS

Professor / Director

AgTech
AI / ML / Big Data
Personalized Nutrition

LinkedIn

Ilias Tagkopoulos  
UC Davis / AIFS

Jeremiah Zinn

Freshly

CPO

Restaurant Marketplace
Home & Cooking Tech
Online Restaurants & Meal Kits

LinkedIn

Jeremiah Zinn  
Freshly

Kevin O'Donnell

Former Head of Sustainability
Nike, General Mills

Novel Farming Systems
Climate Tech
Waste Reduction & Reuse

LinkedIn

Kevin O'Donnell  
General Mills, Nike

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And that’s just a small selection of our Experts. We will be adding more, brilliant people soon!