About
Senior Vice President for the Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, leading work on food access in the US and globally.
Experience
- The Rockefeller FoundationSenior Vice Presidentcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
- The Rockefeller FoundationManaging Directorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Omidyar NetworkSenior Director, Intellectual Capital2015 — 2018Redwood City CA
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Advisor2014 — 2018Seattle
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationDeputy Director, Agricultural Development2005 — 2014Seattle WA
- Cyberplex AfricaManaging Director1999 — 2005Harare, Zimbabwe
- Africa Online HoldingsManaging Director1999 — 2005Harare Zimbabwe
- CH2M HILLSenior Strategy Manager1995 — 1997Bellevue WA
- McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant1993 — 1995Toronto, Canada
- The Rockefeller FoundationWarren Weaver Fellow1991 — 1993
Skills & more
International Development72Social Entrepreneurship28Corporate Social Responsibility26Business Strategy25Partnerships7Software Development3Program Management1Grants1Public/private Partnerships1Policy Analysis2Research3Social Enterprise1
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EntrepreneurshipPublic PolicyOrganizational DevelopmentNGOsGrant WritingManagement ConsultingKnowledge ManagementSustainabilityStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipStrategyLanguages English · Farsi · French · German
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Colleagues at VÅR Ventures
Anne Malberg Horsager
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Anne-Louise Thon
Managing General Partner at VÅR Ventures
Anne-Louise Thon-Jensen
Partner at VÅR Ventures
Annemarie Meisling
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Brian Valbjørn Sørensen
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Camilla Bredholt
Partner at VÅR Ventures
Edward Pollard
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Erik Steffensen
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Roy Steiner?
- Senior Vice President for the Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, leading work on food access in the US and globally.
- Where does Roy Steiner work?
- Roy Steiner is Advisory Board at VÅR Ventures.
- Where did Roy Steiner go to school?
- Roy Steiner studied at Cornell University (PhD, Agricultural and Biological Engineering); Cornell University (MSc, Agricultural and Biological Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BSc, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,388
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