Rini Greenfield
Founding General Partner, Rethink Food
Rini Greenfield is the Founding General Partner of Rethink Food, an early to growth stage food and agricultural technology fund, where she has led investments in Gro Intelligence and Territory Foods. Rini has 18 years of technology investment experience. Her prior experience includes co-founding a hedge fund at Tiger Management that pioneered the use of Big Data in fundamental investing and spearheading private investments for a multi-billion dollar single family office. Rini is a Board Advisor to Novus Capital, an ESG focused tech entity that merged with AppHarvest for its first SPAC. Rini received a B.S. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Jennifer Place
Investment Director, Finistere Ventures
Jennifer Place is an Investment Director at Finistere Ventures, a leading global agrifood technology venture capital fund. She has been actively involved with Finistere’s investments in CropX, Farmer’s Fridge, Invert Robotics, Plenty, Taranis, Territory Foods and Tovala. Jennifer also leads Farm2050, an initiative committed to advancing the future of food through supporting entrepreneurs and startups. Prior to joining Finistere, Jennifer was an investor at Energy Capital Partners, a Private Equity firm with over $13 billion AUM focused on existing and new-build energy infrastructure projects. Previously, Jennifer was an Investment Banker at Credit Suisse in New York. Throughout her career, Jennifer has been guided by her passion in accelerating sustainable technologies that drive towards the more efficient use of our natural resources, with an emphasis on the agriculture, food and energy sectors. Jennifer received a B.S. in Energy Resources Engineering from Stanford University.
Fazeela Rashid
Managing Director, Temasek International
Fazeela Abdul Rashid is a Managing Director at Temasek International, a global investment firm headquartered in Singapore. She leads Temasek’s Consumer coverage in the Americas and has been with the firm since 2010. Her prior experience includes being a Principal at Solera Capital and she also worked at Cytyc Corporation and Credit Suisse. Fazeela holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Economics from Cornell University. Fazeela has active oversight over the firm's investments across food and beverage with board roles at Califia Farms and Perfect Day. She is also a board member of UNWomen USA NY.
Wendy Richards
CEO, MarTel Advisors
As Member of the Board for family-held AMC Natural Drinks, a leading European innovator in natural Food & Beverage, Wendy brings foresight and experience to strategic challenges across the global food supply chain. She provides unique expertise in product/market strategy, building upon her successful career as Chief Marketing Officer for leading institutional investment managers including Makena Capital and Altegris Investments. An experienced McKinsey strategist, Wendy was honored in Fortune's Top 50 “Most Powerful Women in Business in Europe” for her record of success with AirTouch/Vodafone and HSBC, based in Brussels and London. Today, as Executive Leadership Coach, she develops C-Suite leaders and agile teams for institutional managers and PE-backed firms.
