Somya Banwari leads GFI's investor engagement function, mobilizing institutional capital into alternative proteins through blended finance, strategic partnerships, and investor education. Areas of expertise: agricultural finance, blended finance, investor engagement, capital mobilization
Michael brings hands-on experience across the plant-based protein value chain to GFI, where he analyzes the landscape to identify critical research gaps and direct scientific investment toward the highest-impact opportunities in crop development, ingredient processing, and supply chain. Areas of expertise: Plant protein chemistry and functionality, Crop-to-ingredient pipeline development, Ingredient characterization, Process development and scale-up
Olivia Gerth provides strategic legal support and guidance to advance GFI’s mission of accelerating alternative proteins. Areas of expertise: nonprofit compliance, legal counsel, contract negotiation, programmatic and operational support
Kristin McKee helps foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture where employees feel supported, engaged, and connected to GFI’s values and mission. Areas of expertise: People operations, organizational culture, employee experience and engagement, learning and development
Paul Bradley leads the Development Operations team in advancing the systems and strategy that power the organization’s fundraising efforts Areas of expertise: nonprofit revenue operations and strategy, fundraising analytics and pipeline management, cross-functional systems alignment, and development process design
Simon Bakke works across GFI's teams to support fundraising efforts, engage donors, and enhance GFI's global stewardship strategy. Areas of expertise: Nonprofit development, multimedia communications, content creation, project management
Tina and her team create and implement strategies to advance GFI's policy and legislative priorities at the federal and state level, leveraging direct advocacy, effective coalition building, advocacy content creation, legislative targeting, and stakeholder engagement. Areas of expertise: Federal and state government relations, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, public affairs strategy, coalition building, and nonprofit management.
Eleni K. Chalmers is responsible for analysis of retail and foodservice market data to identify actionable insights to support GFI's work and educate the alternative protein industry. Areas of expertise: consumer insights, food innovation, market analytics, food science
Tim Carey advances GFI's legislative, and regulatory strategies by operating at the intersection of public health research, law, and policy. Areas of expertise: Regulatory and legislative drafting, stakeholder engagement and education, public health policy strategy and advocacy, and constitutional law.
Dante and his team lead GFI’s strategy for policy innovations that unlock opportunities for alternative proteins in the U.S. and around the world. Areas of expertise: Policy advocacy and strategy; Diplomacy; Coalition-building
