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Former president of PepsiCo’s Global Beverage Group, accounting for more than $20BN in revenue. Brad was instrumental in driving financial returns while re-tooling the
beverage portfolio for the future. Through marketing, innovation, M&A and product reformulation Brad significantly reshaped the PepsiCo beverage portfolio toward healthier, more nutritious options.

During his seven year tenure, PepsiCo’s market cap increased by 52% outpacing the principal competitor by 24%, ROIC grew from 9.5% to 24.8% and PepsiCo returned over $45BN to shareholders, all while making significant progress toward a more sustainable future for the company and society.

Brad implemented one of the largest reformulation efforts in packaged good history to remove one third of added sugar from over 600+ beverage SKUs. He created double-digit growth in PepsiCo’s water portfolio, including one of the most successful launches in packaged good history with LifeWTR ($250MM Retail Sales in year one) and drove Aquafina to the #1 packaged water brand globally. He also spear-headed key M&A efforts, notably SodaStream, the world’s largest carbonated water brand that alone is expected to eliminate 67 billion single-use plastic packages by 2025.

Brad is considered one of the world’s leading branding thought leaders and has been named one of the top 5 ‘Most Indispensable Executives in Tech, Media and Marketing’ for two years in a row by Adweek.

Rini Greenfield is a Founding General Partner of Rethink Food and former co-founder of Adaptive Management, a former Tiger Management fund, she helped pioneer the use of big data analysis and visualization to make fundamental long-term investments. Rini is also currently a Board Advisor for Novus Capital, a company focused on sustainability and social equity through technological innovation.

Rini has over a decade of experience investing in technology and consumer companies. She started her career developing a keen understanding of the global semiconductor and hardware industry which drove her to develop a strong global supply chain network with a particular focus on Asia. Rini sought out sectors that were at the tipping point of disruption through innovation, investing in wireless technologies, alternative energy, internet, media, e-commerce, software and others. Her investment scope broadened beyond the U.S. and Asia to the Middle East, Western Europe and Russia. She has extensive relationships with technologists, operators and investors worldwide.

She then expanded her repertoire to private companies. Rini spearheaded investments for a multi- billion-dollar single family office focused on early to growth stage consumer and technology companies with a social impact lens. Investments made during her tenure include one of the world’s largest ride sharing companies which is based in Asia.

Alexis has been part of Questlove and the Roots management team for 13 years, focused on brand management and building businesses with Questlove in; food, publishing, strategic brand partnerships, and content. She has a demonstrated history of generating high revenue returns at the interaction of art and commerce and is a Partner in Questlove’s Cheesesteak ™ made with Impossible™ 2.0. As a partner in Rosenzweig Investments LLC, Alexis has led early stage investments in “future of food” companies including Impossible Foods, JUST, Right Rice, Perfect Day, Apeel, and Ocean Huggers. Developing meaningful relationships with founders and thought leaders, creating strategic partnerships with portfolio companies and top food brands,

and investing in alternatives meats early on, Alexis gained fast knowledge of the trends within food tech and the innovative products focused on solving global food issues that consumers want. Her unique background is the result of her work in entertainment driven business, building one of the most credible food brands in the industry for her client, over a decade of experience in brand development, marketing, strategy, a personal affinity for food brands with a social and environmental mission, and a deep entrepreneurial spirit. Alexis currently serves on the board of the Food Education Fund, on the Advisory Board to the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), and is an Advisor to Right Rice.

Drummer, DJ, producer, entrepreneur, director, New York Times best-selling and James Beard Award nominated author, 5-time GRAMMY Award winning musical, and co-founder of The Roots – Questlove, is an early stage investor in the high growth sector of “future of food” companies including Impossible Foods, JUST, Perfect Day, RightRice, Ocean Huggers, Apeel, and Magic Spoon.

Being early to alternative meats, Questlove is focused on what is new and who impacts it. He is strategically investing in companies that aspire to have a social or environmental impact in food, technology, agriculture, and biotech with a “better for you, better for the planet” mission. He is an Advisor to Right Rice and has partnered with his portfolio companies on several initiatives focused on food access and education.

Questlove has been a voice in the culinary world as the author of Mixtape Potluck and somethingtofoodabout, the host of a series of Food Salons with world-renowned and innovative chefs, and the launch of, Questlove’s Cheesesteak™ made with Impossible™ 2.0. Questlove has appeared as a Guest Judge on Top Chef Season 11 and his interest in food, his investments, and his own culinary endeavors have been featured on the cover of New

York Magazine, in Forbes, Vogue, Food & Wine Magazine, Bon Appetit, People, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and seen on The View, The Today Show, Watch What Happens Live, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  He is a board member of Food & Finance High School (Food Education Fund), and an Advisor to Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD), and a co-founder of the CAPA Foundation.