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Investing for a malnutrition-free future

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What we do

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Investing for Nutrition Impact

GFOF will invest in businesses capable of creating measurable nutrition impact through increased availability, affordability and awareness of nutritious foods.

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Investing in Teams & People

GFOF will prioritize investment in high potential Black and Latinx owners as well as businesses operating in low income and underserved communities.

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Investing Across the Food System

GFOF will work with innovative companies throughout the food system from agtech to consumer packaged goods and beyond to support a just and sustainable transformation.

Our leadership team

Ambassador Ertharin Cousin

CEO & Chair


Ertharin has spent her entire career working across the public and private sectors to solve the crisis of malnutrition. Cousin served as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director. During her tenure, WFP operated in 80 countries, with a budget averaging over five billion dollars per year and a staff of 14,000 providing direct food assistance to more than 80 million people each year. With Cousin’s support the WFP team also identified, championed and implemented longer-term, more sustainable solutions for global food insecurity and malnutrition.

David Ockleshaw

Managing Director, Operations


David is a successful CEO with 40+ years of experience across the food industry. Initially working in the UK and Australia, David came to the US in 1980. He founded the Bellwether Group, a consultancy concerned with change management. Clients include American Stores, Food Lion, Jewel Food Stores, Meijer, Pillsbury North America, Nestle USA and Au Bon Pain. Throughout his career, David has been President and CEO of various food companies during periods of change, typically divestitures, turnarounds or transition through bankruptcy.

Our approach

The Good Food Opportunity Fund works in conjunction with the Food Systems for the Future Institute to support portfolio businesses in achieving robust nutrition impact in targeted underserved communities across the United States.

Core Services:

  • Investment Capital & Advisory

Core Services:

  • Business Acceleration
  • Public Policy & Advocacy
  • Partnerships & Community Engagement
  • Nutrition Knowledge

Let's connect.

Email Address

ertharin@fsfinstitute.net

Phone Number

646-526-0441