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John F. Diener

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Founder at Vertical Oceans

Singapore, Singapore

FoundedVertical Oceans

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Sam BlackmanunlockedJohn: together at University of Chicago (1987–1990)
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John: together at AgFunder
John: together at University of Chicago

About

John F. Diener is Co-Founder and CEO of Vertical Oceans, a company developing a controlled-environment seafood production system that combines hardware design, biological instrumentation, and software to measure and improve performance. The system has progressed from development to producing harvests and is currently scaling. Prior to Vertical Oceans, Diener spent decades operating and scaling industrial businesses in Asia and globally, with experience in turnarounds and P&L management.

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Vertical Oceans's investors · 5

AgFunderSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksAurum Venture PartnersPleasantonKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2021SOSVNew York · $30K – $550K checksVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checks

Experience

  1. Vertical OceansCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentSingapore
  2. The Trendlines GroupInvestment Committeecurrent2019 — presentSingapore
  3. AgFunderAgFunder Mentorcurrent2019 — presentSingapore
  4. AgriProteinChief Operating Officer2017 — 2020Asia
  5. Gold Coin Aqua GroupManaging Director, SyAqua Genetics & Gold Coin Aqua Nutrition2013 — 2017Singapore
  6. The Zuellig GroupGroup General Manager, Corporate Development2011 — 2013Hong Kong SAR
  7. Zuellig PharmaChief Strategy Officer2009 — 2011Hong Kong SAR
  8. PowerBrand ChinaCEO2007 — 2009
  9. Monitor GroupVice President and Managing Director, China1992 — 2007
  10. Essilor Australia / New ZealandPresident1999 — 2000
  11. Stern StewartFinancial Policy Analyst1990 — 1991

Skills & more

Applied AIAgentic AI DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)Corporate StrategyEarly Stage InvestingGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipProduction System DesignTurn Around ManagementP&L ManagementManufacturing OperationsScaling OperationsHardware Engineering
+5 moreData Driven OptimizationIndustrial Internet of Things (IIoT)Machine LearningEntrepreneurshipVenture Capital

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Who is John F. Diener?
John F. Diener is Co-Founder and CEO of Vertical Oceans, a company developing a controlled-environment seafood production system that combines hardware design, biological instrumentation, and software to measure and improve performance. The system has progressed from development to producing harvests and is currently scaling. Prior to Vertical Oceans, Diener spent decades operating and scaling industrial businesses in Asia and globally, with experience in turnarounds and P&L management.
Where does John F. Diener work?
John F. Diener is Founder of Vertical Oceans.
What companies did John F. Diener found?
John F. Diener founded Vertical Oceans.
Where did John F. Diener go to school?
John F. Diener studied at University of Chicago (AB (Hons), Economics); University of St Andrews (Masters of Science, Sustainable Aquaculture); Singularity University (Executive Program, Future Technology).

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