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ReFED
FoundationChicago · 44 people tracked
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Investment thesis
ReFED is a food waste nonprofit that takes a holistic view of the U.S. food system to drive coordinated action against food loss and waste. It produces data and economic analysis, catalyzes capital and innovation by supporting funders and solution providers, mobilizes businesses to adopt high-impact solutions, and cultivates cross-sector community through partnerships, networks, and events such as its annual Food Waste Solutions Summit. The organization positions food waste reduction as a lever that delivers climate, food-security, and economic benefits.
Source: firm website, verified Nov 9, 2026.
Team · 44 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesReFED Advisory Council member; CEO and Co-Founder of Leanpath.
Past ReFED steering committee member; Managing Director of the Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation.
Past ReFED board member; Founder and CEO of Circulate Capital.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Director of Health & Sustainability Programs and Research at the Center for Food & Beverage Leadership, Culinary Institute of America.
ReFED Advisory Council member and General Partner at Azolla Ventures.
Contact for ReFED's analysis of food waste solutions and related data contributions.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Vice President of Tax, Trade, Sustainability & Policy Development at FMI – the Food Industry Association.
Leads ReFED's data and insights work, emphasizing that solutions research helps turn intentions into measurable impact.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Van Buren Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics at Ohio State University.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Waste & Circular Economy Program Director at Global Methane Hub.
ReFED Advisory Council member and Head of Sustainability North America at Kerry.
ReFED board member and Managing Director at Quercus, LLC.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Programme Officer for Sustainable Food Systems at UNEP.
President of ReFED who has spoken publicly about food waste and its solutions, including as part of the TED Countdown Dilemma Series.
Leads ReFED's Business Services team, helping businesses overcome food waste-related challenges through analytics and advisory support.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Sr. Director of Sustainability & Social Impact and President of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation.
Vice Chair of ReFED's board and Executive Chairman of Hana Group US.
Board Secretary of ReFED, working in strategy and operations at Google DeepMind.
Past ReFED board member; Corporate Officer and VP of Field Operations at Sysco.
Manages development of the Insights Engine, focusing on making the food waste data tools intuitive and sophisticated to accelerate sustainability action.
ReFED board member and Founder & Managing Partner of Hawthorne Food Ventures.
ReFED board member and President of Albertsons Own Brands.
ReFED board member, former CEO of SASB Foundation and Special Advisor to ISSB.
Board Treasurer of ReFED and Vice President Finance for Commercial HVAC Americas at Trane Technologies.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Senior Director of Sustainability and Procurement at CAVA.
ReFED Advisory Council member and Principal at Amazon Fresh.
ReFED board member and Principal at Silverthorne Associates.
Supports businesses in becoming signatories of the U.S. Food Waste Pact and advancing their food waste reduction goals.
ReFED board member and President of the Culinary Institute of America.
Contact for ReFED's food waste landscape research and collaboration opportunities.
Past ReFED board member; Director of Global Impact at General Mills.
ReFED Advisory Council member; Editor/Publisher of BioCycle CONNECT and BioCycle.net.
Board Chair of ReFED; a philanthropist and nonprofit board leader.
ReFED Advisory Council member and CEO of Food Recovery Network.
ReFED Advisory Council member and Managing Director at Candide Group.
ReFED board member and Senior Advisor at Rhodium Group.
Past ReFED board member; Chief Operating Officer at MedShare.
ReFED board member and Managing Director of Portfolio Operations at Elliott Investment Management L.P.
Serves as the contact for inquiries about the Insights Engine and how anonymized data can improve ReFED's food waste estimates.
ReFED board member, Associate Vice Provost of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center and Clinical Professor at UCLA's Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
ReFED board member and Vice President of Environmental Sustainability at The Walt Disney Company.
Emeritus Board Member of ReFED and Trustee of The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation.
What they invest in
from 1 of 3 portfolio companiesCircular Economy ×1Climate Tech ×1FoodTech ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 3 tracked
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Food Cycle ScienceWhite Pony Express
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does ReFED focus on?
- ReFED focuses on Circular Economy, Climate Tech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is ReFED located?
- ReFED is headquartered in Chicago, US.
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