SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

Miriam Rivera applies a spiritual, servant-lead approach plus decision science to investing, helped scale Google from $85M to $10B, and centers diversity—roughly a quarter African American or Latinx.

Two-time VC firm founder and operator, partner with Portfolia's Rising America Fund, and former Boeing engineer. Holds three degrees from MIT and founded Latinas in STEM and the founding board of Latinx VC.

Advisor and GP at a seed-stage food and food tech VC; former Chief Growth Officer and COO at Farmer's Fridge and global sourcing/impact lead for cacao at Mars.

Alan Cortez is a Sales Development Representative at Netradyne, where he identifies and contacts potential customers in the fleet safety sector. He works with fleet safety leaders, operations managers, and transportation executives to qualify leads and schedule meetings for the sales team.

Alena Marovitz is Senior Manager of Produce Sourcing Strategy at Walmart, where she focuses on supply chain resilience in the grocery sector. Previously, she held roles at Divert supporting retailer sustainability initiatives, worked across food companies including Farmer's Fridge and H-E-B Grocery, and gained P&L experience at Conagra on the Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP brand. She holds a BA from Amherst College and an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg.

Iadarola is an MBA candidate at MIT Sloan with prior consulting experience in mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, and technology transformations. Her current focus is on the food and agriculture sector, with particular interest in sustainable supply chains, food distribution models, and systems efficiency. She is actively engaged with early-stage companies in aquaculture, blue foods, and related domains.

Alyssa Daniel is an MBA candidate at Columbia Business School and a Robert F. Smith Scholar and Toigo Fellow. She brings over a decade of experience in building and scaling social platforms, along with background in private equity and venture capital. A Spelman College alumna, Daniel focuses on the intersection of culture, content, and capital within the creator economy.

Anastasia Nor is an Associate at McKinsey & Company, where she advises healthcare, technology, and consumer clients on strategy and operations challenges, including designing agile operating models for digital platforms and building AI-readiness roadmaps for enterprise clients. Prior to consulting, she built a program management office spanning 35+ cross-functional teams that achieved project success rates above 90%. She holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and MS/BS degrees in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.

Carlos Peniche is an Executive Director at LGT Capital Partners specializing in private markets and secondaries. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has prior experience as an investment professional in private equity secondaries, real estate private equity, M&A, and strategy consulting.

Daniela Tello is a Manager at Kearney with over nine years of experience in management consulting, corporate development, and startup operations, with specialization in health and food sectors. Her consulting work includes leading AI transformation initiatives for medical device clients, improving EBITDA margins for pharmaceutical suppliers, and executing multi-team transformations across US and EMEA regions. Prior to Kearney, she held operational roles at quick-commerce startup JOKR, conducted venture diligence on food and nutrition companies at Supply Change Capital, and executed M&A transactions for a CPG group. She holds an MBA from Chicago Booth in Strategy and Entrepreneurship and is based in New York.

Emilio Montemayor is a co-founder of Anzu Dynamics, a vertical AI company developing automation tools for invoice procurement in the Latin American mid-market using Python, OCR, and NLP technologies. He is an MBA candidate at Chicago Booth and has prior experience in strategic operations, pricing strategy, and private equity asset optimization. Montemayor has also founded and managed a venture through product development and customer acquisition phases.

Executive chairman and founder at Mobility Capital, executive chairman at Voyager Aviation, and former CEO of Kiverdi.

Works on the portfolio team at Supply Change Capital.

Works in emerging business and technology at Ajinomoto, holds a plant biology PhD from UC Davis, and is a former Supply Change Capital Fellow.

Lucy Han is a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company focused on growth, marketing, and sales. She holds an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Economics and Communication, with additional training in engineering and business analytics. Her consulting experience includes engagements in management consulting, private equity and venture capital, and quantitative analytics.

Maggie Edmunds is Global Marketing Lead for Industrial Energy Products at Tesla. She holds an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business and brings over 15 years of product marketing experience, with expertise in brand positioning, messaging strategy, campaign development, and data-driven marketing execution. Her background includes work in strategic planning, partnership development, and cross-functional problem-solving across impact-focused organizations.

Minami Ogawa is an Investment Associate at Venture Lab Niterra Group, focusing on corporate venture capital in technology and innovation. She holds a Ph.D. and works at the intersection of scientific research, entrepreneurship, and impact investment.

Former VP of Global R&D for Mars Wrigley Confectionery with over 35 patents; has served as CTO at several food-tech ventures.

Oluwakayode Jasanya is Head of Product at Bracket, a financial decision operating system focused on budgeting, saving, and investing. His background spans government, enterprise, and venture capital, including a city-wide analytics initiative at the City of Baltimore that improved service completion rates to 75% and reduced reporting cycle time by 30%, as well as data strategy work at Morgan State University covering 7,600+ households. He holds a MS in Engineering Management from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from Morgan State, and has previously worked on data products at Oracle, Morgan Stanley, and VMware, while also evaluating startups across multiple venture capital firms.

Pallavi Abraham is an Associate Partner at NewSchools who works on impact measurement and education strategy. With a background in science, she develops data-informed systems and measurement frameworks to help organizations strengthen education and workforce outcomes. Her work over the past decade has focused on applying systems-based approaches to align capital, strategy, and community insight in social impact initiatives.

Rafaella Fontes is Director of Strategy and Operations at BackEngine, an AI software company that provides organizational knowledge integration to reduce errors and costs. She also serves as a venture partner at Fulcrum Venture Group, focusing on investments in energy resilience and industrial capacity technologies. Fontes holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and dual degrees in Economics and Sociology from Columbia University.

Ramis Khan is an Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP with a JD/MBA from the University of Chicago. He seeks roles involving complex problem-solving and diverse experiences across disciplines.

Rishi Sriram serves as Senior Director of Digital at Just Salad, focusing on customer engagement initiatives. He holds an MBA from Chicago Booth (Class of 2024) and has experience applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to organizational challenges.

Sarah Kakadellis is a Knowledge Manager at ADA - Appui au Développement Autonome with experience in food systems and circular economy research. She holds a BSc in biochemistry, an MSc, and a PhD, with postdoctoral research experience, and has worked across academic, nonprofit, and industry sectors. Her background includes six months in foodtech venture capital.

Trivia Edwards is Program and Community Manager at Cinematica Labs, where she leads program design and implementation supporting mission-driven founders across over 700 participants. She also serves as a Senior Investment Analyst at Innovate Alabama, where she has helped deploy millions into the state's startup ecosystem, and previously worked with Supply Change Capital, Fearless Fund, and Comer Capital Group. Edwards holds a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification and has taught as a teaching assistant at USC's Marshall School of Business.

Vivek Venkatraghvan is a Manager at Bain & Company with an MBA from Duke University and prior experience in deal advisory at KPMG. His background includes strategy and M&A consulting, venture capital work with FoodTech-focused firms, and consulting engagements with cultivated meat and dairy companies. He launched Duke's alternative proteins initiative in partnership with the Good Food Institute.