Gustavo brings over 20 years of global leadership across food, biotechnology, and consumer goods, with a particular track record in scaling and integrating capital-intensive businesses from concept to industrial reality.

He led Believer Meats through its growth stage, advancing the company’s commercialization strategy in the cultivated meat space. Prior to that, he held senior operational leadership roles at Kraft Heinz, where he owned a USD 3.5B supply P&L across 40+ factories in three global regions, delivering over USD 1.4B in post-merger synergies. He is currently CEO and Board Member at AeroFarms, leading the commercial and operational build-out of the dominant U.S. microgreens brand.