BrightFarms
A seasoned finance and operations executive, Steve leads the company's finance and corporate development efforts on its path to building a national footprint and brand. Steve spent 10 years as a Wall Street investment banker focused on raising capital for growth companies and advising clients on strategic mergers and acquisitions. Most recently, Steve spent nearly a decade as the CFO and COO of Rural Media Group, a media company targeting rural America, Western Sports and Agriculture. During Steve's tenure at RMG, he led the Company through multiple capital raises and strategic initiatives that quadrupled its employee base and operating profits. Steve has been recognized by Multichannel News in its annual "40 Under 40" list for his advisory work with the media and telecom industries.
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