About
A food and drink industry veteran and sector expert in animal protein and dairy, previously Director of Strategy and Due Diligence at consulting firm Gira. He has led several Lever VC investments and holds board and chair positions at portfolio companies.
Experience
- Lever VCPartnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Lever VCAdvisor2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Action Against Hunger USAAdvisory Councilcurrent2025 — present
- IndieBioMentorcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- GIRA - A Girag & Associates CompanyAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- GIRA - A Girag & Associates CompanyDirector of Strategy & Due Diligence2012 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Thought For FoodMentorcurrent2020 — present
- Food-XMentor2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Board IntelligenceInternship2012London, United Kingdom
Education
- Durham UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Geography
- Eastbourne College
Skills & more
Data Analysis16Microsoft Office14Research14Business Strategy4International Expansion2International Market Entry2Business Analysis1Investment Strategies1Emerging Markets1Pricing StrategySupply Chain OperationsAgribusiness
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Presenting to Senior ManagementFrontier MarketsBrand ManagementMarketing StrategyAgricultural EconomicsInventory ManagementInterest Rate HedgingQuantitative ResearchQualitative ResearchGISStataArcGISLanguages French
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Same school
Also attended Durham University132
Bertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity PartnersMaria DrobotInvestor at DN CapitalNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneHugo AdamsInvestor at Pembroke VCTChandar LalPartner at Mosaic Ventures
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Also attended Eastbourne College1
Shared employers
Also worked at Lever VC10
Nick CooneyManaging Partner at Lever VCDr Jonathan AvesarScientific Lead at Lever VCMuhammad Asyraf NaimAssociate at Lever VCWhitney PengFund Administrator at Lever VCLawrence ChuPartner Emeritus, Fund I and II IC at Lever VCBenny PeiPartner Emeritus, Fund I IC at Lever VC
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Also worked at Action Against Hunger USA4
Also worked at Thought For Food1
Deals · 1
Clever CarnivoreBoard seat
via Lever VC · filed Nov 2025 · $8M raise
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Colleagues at Lever VC
Benny Pei
Partner Emeritus, Fund I IC at Lever VC
Clémence Landeau
Venture Partner at Lever VC
David Van Himbergen
Key Advisor at Lever VC
Dr Jonathan Avesar
Scientific Lead at Lever VC
Earl Rattray
Key Advisor at Lever VC
Felipe Krelling
Venture Partner, Brazil at Lever VC
Jonathan Avesar
Scientific Lead at Lever VC
Lawrence Chu
Partner Emeritus, Fund I and II IC at Lever VC
Network3
Benny Pei
Partner Emeritus, Fund I IC at Lever VC
Clémence Landeau
Venture Partner at Lever VC
Thomas Chen
Associate at Lever VC
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