Sylvio Petto Neto

Sylvio came from a third-generation family of farmers in Brazil and was fortunate to grow up having access to the freshest food available. He believes that everyone should have access to healthy food with the added convenience lives demand today.

Sylvio brings over 25 years of international experience in the Food and Agriculture sectors. Across his career, Sylvio embraced experiences in operations and business development roles with companies like Cargill and Syngenta and an investor where he managed the Wheatsheaf Group, North America Food and AgTech portfolio. He started his own consulting company, Green Prairie Consulting, to advise investors and startup companies in the Food and Agriculture sectors. He was also a member of the Kirchner Group, where he advised global, innovative food companies. Sylvio is active in the AgTech ecosystem serving as a mentor for exciting and innovative startup companies for TechStars "Farm to Fork" Accelerator and Plug and Play Agriculture Technology.

Sylvio holds a BSc in Agronomic Engineering from Universidade Estadual Paulista in Brazil and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two teenage boys, where they spend time exploring the outdoors, either fishing and kayaking on the lakes or out on the golf course.