LIVE STREAM: Global Food Security Challenges in the Era of COVID-19

Global Food Security Challenges in the Era of COVID-19

COVID-19 has had large scale impacts on the global food system, affecting everything from supply chains and markets to agriculture production and the labor force. Sara Menker of Gro Intelligence and Sanjeev Krishnan of S2G Ventures join Laura Reiley of The Washington Post to examine the current situation. In the face of system shocks, how are companies responding to the rising consumer demand and what are the lasting impacts?

Sanjeev Krishnan

Chief Investing Officer and Managing Director, S2G Ventures

Sanjeev Krishnan is chief investment officer and managing director of S2G Ventures, and he has been with the firm since its inception. He has nearly 20 years of experience in sourcing, executing, managing and exiting venture and private equity investments, including a focus in agriculture and food companies. As managing director, Krishnan is active in developing investments and managing portfolio companies including, serving on many portfolio company boards. His portfolio work ranges from genetics, crop protection, soil health, digital/IOT, crop insurance, merchandising, indoor agriculture, novel flavor and ingredients, new protein development, unique processors and brands that will feed this changing consumer. He is passionate about the role of innovation, entrepreneurship, markets and system investing as a theory of change. He has worked in the intersection of sustainability, technology and health in many regions, including Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. His previous investment roles include CLSA Capital Partners, Global Environment Fund, World Bank Group’s IFC and JPMorgan. Krishnan is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Sara Menker

CEO and Founder, Gro Intelligence

Sara Menker is the CEO and Founder of Gro Intelligence. Prior to founding Gro, she was a vice president in Morgan Stanley’s commodities group. She began her career in commodities risk management, where she covered all commodity markets, and subsequently moved to trading, where she managed an options trading portfolio. Menker is a trustee of the Mandela Institute For Development Studies (MINDS) and a trustee of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). She was named a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Institute. Menker received a BA in Economics and African Studies at Mount Holyoke College and the London School of Economics and an MBA from Columbia University.

LIVE STREAM: Global Food Security Challenges in the Era of COVID-19

Global Food Security Challenges in the Era of COVID-19

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