Dan has spent the past 16+ years helping innovative technologies build market-share across the horticulture, nut, grain, and agro-input sectors in the US and emerging markets. He began his career working for a family orchard in southern Pennsylvania before spending most of his career across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Daniel has spent over 12 years in the commercial grain trading and food processing industry. Before co-founding Clean Crop, he served as an operations and strategy manager for Cargill and ADM subsidiaries in East Africa, and conducted consultancies for commercial agricultural operations and clients such as the World Bank in Africa and Asia.

Christine brings over 12 years of experience spanning strategy consulting, operations, nonprofit management, and development finance. She has extensive experience supporting social entrepreneurs in East Africa, Latin America, and Asia. She holds a BA from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from Georgetown University.

Jeff is an engineering and product development leader with more than 20 years of experience introducing first-to-market products and processes.  Before joining Clean Crop, he spent 10+ years managing the development of sensor-based sortation technologies for the recycling industry.  Jeff holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Material Science and Engineering, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts.

Dr. Cody Vild is an accomplished AgTech professional with a track record of 8+ years at Apeel Sciences. He brings with him a wealth of experience across hardware and coating product development, leading regulatory approval for edible coating technologies and developing novel IP and products in predictive spoilage analytics. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

Shardul has more than 4 years of relevant experience in plasma science and engineering. In his role as Senior Process Engineer with the Clean Crop team, he performs cutting edge experiments to design and develop plasma systems to treat a range of food products. He holds a B.A. in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from Acharya Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Dominik has broad engineering experience spanning the prototype and product maturation life cycle. He specializes in designing for functionality, reliability, survivability, and manufacturability and draws on relevant experience in robotics, machining, and automatic work. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Michaela leverages her applied agricultural research, both in-field and in vitro, to support the scale up Clean Crop’s plant science operations. She holds a BS in Plant and Soil Sciences from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Margaret brings 7 years of experience in scaling food and ag operations from the specialty coffee industry. She holds a B.S. in Sustainable Food and Farming from Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and believes that curiosity is the center of life.

Hannah applies her research experience in molecular genetics and microbiology, ranging from gene expression in insect cell cultures to FDA approved clinical trials, to support the scale up of Clean Crop’s plant science operations. She holds a BS in Biology from Clark University.