MEET THE TEAM
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Cofounder | Chair
CIRO ECHESORTU
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30-year Career in Senior Management positions with Dreyfus Group
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CEO and co-founder at TLG Partners
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Founder and Board Member of Irradia Foundation
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Director of Pearson College UWC
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Bachelor of Agricultural Economics, University of Guelph, Ontario
STEVE DYER
Cofounder | Managing Partner
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+30 year experience in agricultural commodities trading and marketing
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Career with Louis Dreyfus, Macquarie Bank, and privately-owned cotton trading operation
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Crop hedging strategy
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BS in Business Administration from The Citadel
YINKA ADEYEMO
Finance & Business Operations
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+25 years in finance and accounting.
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Manager at Nestle. Nespresso Supported the business to business (B2B) team of in all aspects of finance & controlling.
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Experience in Shipping, property development & manufacturing sectors to mention a few.
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MBA in Finance from IONA College in New York.
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Masters of Science in Computer Science from University of Illinois.
NOAH BUNTON
Analyst
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+5 years Real Estate Management experience - Senior Property Manager at J&D Management
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J&D Management 2018-2022
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Fat tire tours 2019-2020
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BA of Business in the Liberal Arts at St. Lawrence University
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BA of Performance & Communication at St. Lawrence University
MIGUEL REALES
Operations
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+15-year career in Farm and Portfolio Management Operations
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Co-founder of Compass Ag LLC, General Manager at Optimum Ag LLC
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CREA Casares – 9 de Julio Group (Arg) president.
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Bachelor Agricultural Engineering, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
STEVE DOENCH
Cofounder | Partner
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+20-year global professional agronomy experience
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Head of Sustainable Agronomy at Tria Global Solutions
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Career with DuPont Pioneer, LDC Founders Committee Member of Agrible
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BS in Agricultural Mechanization and MS in Crop Science from University of Illinois / American Society of Agronomy Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and Sustainability Specialist (SSp)