Fireside Chat: Sparking Food Innovation in Boston

Want to learn more about the challenges and opportunities in the city's foodscape? Wondering which food policy initiatives get prioritized and funded? Curious about how food ventures attract investment?

Join Branchfood for a conversation about food policy initiatives and innovation in Boston's food system, with special guests Edith Murnane,former Director of Food Policy Initiatives for the City of Boston, and John Melas-Kyriazi, Associate at Spark Capital Venture Firm.

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Edith Murnane was the Director of Food Policy Initiatives for the City of Boston under Mayor Menino for 4.5 years. Her work included facilitating investment and economic development, revitalizing farmers' markets, promoting urban agriculture, and helping to conceive and manage one of the country’s fastest growing and most successful food truck programs.

John Melas-Kyriazi has been an associate at Spark Capital since early 2014 and focuses on bringing in new investment opportunities to the firm in a wide range of areas, working on active deals, and supporting companies in the Spark portfolio. Prior to joining Spark, John was the head of business development and CFO of StartX, which runs a startup accelerator for the Stanford community. During his time at StartX, John co-founded and ran the Stanford-StartX Fund, an investment vehicle funded by Stanford University and Hospital.

Hope to see you there!

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