Marvin J.

About Marvin J.

I have over 20 years of experience in the Food & Beverage industry, working across different value chain (academia, manufacturing, ingredients (B2B), CPG & QSR), multiple governance structures (business owner, start-up, private & publicly traded) with leading companies and a global mindset (studied and worked across Europe, NA and Asia). I have a unique combination of technical, scientific, strategy, marketing and finance acumen.I have spent the last 6 years building strong teams, building 5+ year innovation pipelines, Deal sourcing, screening, and structuring, Technical and Legal due diligence, leading cross functional teams, White paper business justifications, ROFO, Navigating complex C-suite approval and integration process, Term sheets, Testing and validation, Mentoring portfolio companies, University collaborations, Thesis guidance, Industry Networking, Strategic and market advice.

Experience

1. Partner

   Edible Planet Ventures

   May 2025 — Present

Education

• NYU Stern School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Strategy

  2015 — 2017

• University College Cork

  MSc, Food Science and Technology

  2006 — 2008

• Anand Agricultural University, Anand

  B. Tech, Dairy Technology

  2001 — 2005

• Harvard University

  Innovation and Strategy

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Ingredients
• Sensory Evaluation
• R&D
• Food Processing
• Food
• Quality Assurance
• Dairy
• Food Chemistry
• Technological Business Development
• Functional Foods
• Product Innovation
• Food Science
• Quality Control
• Gmp
• Flavors
• Food Microbiology
• Quality System
• Product Development
• Dairy Products
• Haccp
• Food Industry
• Food Technology
• Iso 22000
• Food Safety
• Continuous Improvement