BrightFarms
Jacob Burke is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Finance Manager at BrightFarms, where Jacob has been employed since October 2020, after progressing from the role of Finance Associate. Prior to this, Jacob acquired expertise in investment banking during a two-year tenure at TD Securities, starting as an Investment Banking Analyst and advancing to Investment Banking Associate. Jacob's career started with an internship in Business Development & Process at Carlisle Companies Inc, followed by a Finance Intern position at Buddy's Kitchen, Inc. Jacob holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Psychology from Macalester College, which was attained in 2018, and completed high school at Shattuck-St. Mary's School and St. Mark's School.
BrightFarms
BrightFarms is an American indoor farming company headquartered in Irvington, New York. BrightFarms grows local produce, nationwide. BrightFarms eliminates time, distance, and costs from the food supply chain by financing, building, and operating local greenhouse farms in partnership with supermarkets, cities, capital sources, and vendors. BrightFarms has created a scalable model for the future of sustainable, local farming, using far less energy, land, and water than long distance, centralized, and field grown agriculture. BrightFarms employs local, community farmers and makes pesticide-free produce accessible to all