Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Future (VF), a global vertical farming technology and research company, founded in 2016. VF designs, manufactures and provides proprietary hardware and software solutions on a global scale, including fully integrated and automated vertical farms – from seed to harvest. Over 15 years of experience; prior to setting up VF, worked in Life Sciences at EY, Deloitte and the United Kingdom Department of Health. Experiences in health system improvement translated over to VF, with the company's goal focused on both planetary and population health improvement. Holds three degrees, up to PhD level, in the disciplines of energy, trade and finance, and health economics.