Our Team

Executives

Health Economist with 10 years of experience prior to Vertical Future. Specialised in life sciences, including roles at EY, Deloitte, and the Department of Health.

Formerly worked in health research in the NHS and in associated research units. Passionate about people and psychology.

35 years of experience in engineering both as a contractor and employee, working at companies including Transport for London (TfL) and Siemens. Passionate about technology 8 engineering.

Formerly worked at S&P & MARKIT, working on complex systems architecture and platform construction. Educated to Masters level in Energy, Trade, and Finance.

Former Head of Gene Discovery & Computational Biology at British American Tobacco. Obtained her PhD from Cambridge University. Has also worked internationally and cross-sector, including in biofuels.

Over 22 years with Citi, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, holding various positions across its Trading and Private Banking divisions.

Board Members

Agricultural economist. Former Chair of CGIAR & advisor to the World Bank. Food systems expert.

Physician and biopharmaceutical leader with 25+ years in senior leadership roles in pharma and biotech. Advisor to founder CEOs in health and climate.

Ines is the former Global CMO at Deliveroo and CCO at Treatwell. A successful entrepreneur. Ines recently co-founded a 100 million Euro venture capital fund.

CEO of SFC Capital, a leading EIS fund and nominee structure that invested in VF.

Join the Team Spearheading Agricultural Innovation

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3 Creekside
London
SE8 4SA

Manufacturing

Units 3-5
Raynham Road
Bishop’s Stortford
CM23 5PB

Growing Centre 1

3 Creekside
London
SE8 4SA

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London SE1 2RE

R&D Centre

3 Creekside London SE8 4SA

Manufacturing

Units 4 & 5 Raynham Road Bishop’s Stortford CM23 5PD

Growing Centre 1

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