Brian Tetrud

Brian Tetrud is the Founder and CEO of Ladera Foods, a food manufacturing company that specializes in low sugar confections and serves over 1,000 foodservice and retail locations. Tetrud has a wealth of experience building expertise across all functional areas of business, establishing partnerships with leading retailers and distributors, and securing funding to scale the brand. Additionally, Tetrud held roles as a Summer Associate in Healthcare Investment Banking at Citi, a Director of Investor Relations at Finless Foods, and the Global Director of Food & Bio at Plug and Play Tech Center, where contributions included developing accelerator programs and partnerships with major corporations. Tetrud's career also includes co-founding FreeSolarConsultation to promote solar energy and roles at Tesla, Ithaca College, the National Association of Manufacturers, and Riekes Center. Tetrud is pursuing an MBA at the University of California, Berkeley, and has a BA in Economics from Ithaca College.