About Us
Who We Are
Food for Development brings 20 years of international experience and expertise to agribusiness analysis, business modeling through strategic planning, opportunity identifications in international and domestic value chains, and trust-building marketing strategies to access to the markets.
Our Mission
At our core, we are sustainable food system champions. Our team always offers an innovative but pragmatic approach to finding food systems solutions. Our combined work experience is in bridging ideas and shared value goals with social entrepreneurial ventures, international organizations, NGOs and the private sector.
Our Approach
We focus on integrating technological insights and strategic leadership advisory gained from decades of global agri-business successes to shape tailored solutions that identify and capitalize on breakthrough growth strategies. We build and connect bridges of trust between agribusinesses, diverse stakeholder communities and environments that create commercial and social value.
Founder
Our Board of Advisers
Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano, PhD
Georgetown University; Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and
Eugenio Diaz Bonilla, PhD
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Gabriel Brodbar
New York University; Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship
Thabo Cecil Makgoba, PhD
South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Southern Africa
Alan Hilburg
Hilburg Associates, President and CEO
Vincent Mai
Cranemere; Chairman and CEO