Syngenta Group Ventures

Jason Gabriel is a Partner at Innovation Endeavors, where he focuses on early-stage investing in biotech and healthcare companies. He previously worked at Tempus, Bain & Co., and Spark Tx.

Michael Lee is Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures, where he leads deal origination, due diligence, and portfolio management primarily across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He brings 20 years of venture capital experience in food and agriculture across the UK, Netherlands, US, and Switzerland, combined with earlier work as a PhD biochemist studying pest insects and a decade at Unilever. Lee holds an MBA and is a Kauffman Fellow, and serves as board director or observer at multiple agricultural technology companies including Phytech and Sayurbox.

Shubhang Shankar is Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures. He previously worked on the Global Strategy team at Syngenta's Basel headquarters and has eight years of management consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group and A.T. Kearney. He is a Kauffman Fellow, Class 26.

Jay Leek is managing partner and founder at SYN Ventures, where he identifies and invests in emerging cybersecurity startups. He is also managing partner and co-founder at ClearSky, a venture capital firm focused on enterprise security, power, and technology investments. With over 25 years of experience in information security and risk management, along with technical and product development expertise, Leek has led numerous investments and exits in the cybersecurity sector.

Mark Brooks is Director of Inorganic Growth at C.H. Robinson, where he leads corporate venture and M&A activities. He previously relaunched and led FMC Ventures at NYSE-listed FMC Corporation and founded the accounting profession's first corporate venture capital program at AICPA & CIMA. Across his career, he has built three board-governed inorganic growth platforms, deployed over $75 million across 50+ equity investments, and contributed to seven exits including a $200 million acquisition.