Luke Chesser

Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. operates a crop design platform to develop sustainable food and ingredients. It offers CropOS (Crop Operating System), a cognitive engine that provides decision support to accelerate crop improvement and enhance the sustainability of food, feed, fiber, and fuel production using plant biology, big data analytics and cloud computing. The company was founded by Matthew B. Crisp, Todd Mockler and Thomas P. Brutnell in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

WEBTOON Entertainment, Inc. engages in the provision of global storytelling platform. The firm offers creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its brands include Munpia, Yonder, Studio Lico, LINE, and Creator Studios. The company was founded by Jun-Koo Kim in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Iron Ox, Inc. engages in the construction of robotic greenhouses in distribution of produce to grocery stores and restaurants. The company was founded by Brandon Alexander and Jon Binney in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AppHarvest Operations, Inc. is an applied technology company building some of the world’s largest indoor farms in Appalachia. The company combines conventional agricultural techniques with cutting-edge technology and is addressing key issues, including improving access for all to nutritious food, farming more sustainably, building a home-grown food supply, and increasing investment in Appalachia. The company was founded by Jonathan Webb in February 2017 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Westchase District provides marketing research and public opinion polling services for businesses, developers and families. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Impossible Foods, Inc. engages in the production of meat, fish, and dairy from plants. It also offers burger, pork, and sausage. The company was founded by Patrick O. Brown and Monte Casino on July 16, 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Leo Burnett Co., Inc. provides advertising services. It offers planning, creation, and management of advertising campaigns. The firm provides promotions, direct marketing services, multimedia and interactive marketing development. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.