Aidan Connolly
InvestorSenior Advisor at McKinsey & Company · President at Agritech Capital
Wilmington, North Carolina
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Aidan Connolly is President of AgriTech Capital and serves as President of IFAMA. His experience spans international business, supply chain management, strategy, and the application of artificial intelligence to agri-food systems.
Experience
- AgriTech CapitalPresidentcurrent2018 — presentWilmington, North Carolina
- The Future of AgricultureAuthorcurrent2022 — presentWilmington, North Carolina, United States
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Advisorcurrent2022 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Harpe BioChairmancurrent2019 — presentRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Membercurrent2019 — present
- 2-1-4-3Authorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Wilmington Area
- UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolNorth American Advisory Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business SchoolAssociate Professor of Marketingcurrent2009 — present
- Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Advisory Boardcurrent2015 — present
- China Agricultural UniversityAdjunct Agribusiness Professorcurrent2014 — presentBeijing, China
- IFAMAPresident2023 — 2026North Carolina, United States
- Kincannon & Reed Global Executive SearchManaging Director2022 — 2026Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
- Origin Enterprises PlcIndependent Non Executive Director2021 — 2024Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- RDSMember of the Royal Dublin Society Group2009 — 2022Dublin
- CainthusChief Executive Officer2019 — 2022Dublin, Ireland
- AlltechChief Innovation Officer2014 — 2018Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA
- AlltechVice President, Corporate Accounts2010 — 2018
- AlltechVice President2008 — 2010
- AlltechVP of Europe2001 — 2008
- IFIFExecutive Board of Directors2009 — 2018
- National Turkey FederationMember of Board of Directors2009 — 2018
- National Chicken CouncilMember of Board of Directors2009 — 2018
- Nutrition Council At the European Association for Animal ProductionVice President2008 — 2012
- FefanaBoard of Directors2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Animal Nutrition99Nutrition13Poultry96Aquaculture10Pets14Dogs13Plant Nutrition7Marketing99Marketing Strategy99Marketing Communications39Social Media Marketing18Product Marketing25
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Marketing ManagementMarketing ResearchSales ManagementSales OperationsSales ProcessInternational SalesSales PresentationsNew Business DevelopmentStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategyAnimalsLanguages English · French · Irish · Portuguese · Spanish
From Aidan's professional profile.
Colleagues at McKinsey & Company
Anastasia Nor
Investor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Arun Gupta
Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey at AIF
Bill Murphy
Venture Partner at LegalTech
Bruce Simpson
Founding Partner at AgeTech Capital
Chema González
Partner at Civeta Investment
Chris Wanner
Operating Partner at Black Nova VC
Dalglish Chew
Partner at Avalanche VC
David Jaurrieta Hinojos
Research Fellow at Fitz Gate Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aidan Connolly?
- Aidan Connolly is President of AgriTech Capital and serves as President of IFAMA. His experience spans international business, supply chain management, strategy, and the application of artificial intelligence to agri-food systems.
- Where does Aidan Connolly work?
- Aidan Connolly is Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company.
- What check size does Aidan Connolly write?
- Aidan Connolly typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Aidan Connolly go to school?
- Aidan Connolly studied at Harvard Business School (Agribusiness Seminars,'05 '07, '08); University College Dublin (MBS, International Marketing); Blackrock College.
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Also attended University College Dublin232
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Shared employers
Also worked at Harvard Business Review40
Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesPaulina SzyzdekPrincipal at E12 Venture Capital, LlcJohn ColemanCo-CEO and Board Member at Sovereigns Capital VentureMeaghan GamboaAssociate, Investments at Acumen AmericaJonathan BermanBoard Member at Factor[e] VenturesEran GiladManaging Partner at Scopus Ventures Management, Llc
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