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Tim West Work

• Founding Partner @ WILD Equities (November 2025 - Present)
• Founder and CEO @ True West Ventures (January 2016 - Present)
• Senior Commercialization Advisor @ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (January 2024 - Present)
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• Global Ambassador @ Future Food Institute (January 2015 - Present)
• Strategic Advisor @ Outcome (August 2023 - Present)
• Investor and Advisor @ Cairnspring Mills (April 2020 - Present)
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• Culinary Commercialization Advisor @ PhenoBiome (April 2023 - Present)
• Director @ Sundial Foundation (August 2020 - December 2025)
• Fellow @ PolicyLink (January 2024 - July 2025)
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• Strategic Advisor @ Zeste Farms, Inc (December 2020 - December 2024)
• Senior Commercialization Advisor @ Producers Market (September 2018 - January 2024)
• Co-Founder @ Food Hackathon (April 2012 - December 2016)
• Culinary Ambassador @ Culinary Institute of America (January 2015 - June 2015)
• Speaker - TEDxHackney and TEDxLecce @ TED Conferences (January 2015 - January 2015)
• First Camp Kitchen - Kalamatee's Krew @ Burning Man Project (August 2011 - August 2014)
• Chief Cereal Officer and CoFounder @ Cerealize (March 2012 - March 2013)
• Culinary Program Strategist @ Airbnb (January 2011 - January 2013)
• Co-Founder and Chief Gastronomic Officer @ Grubly Inc (March 2011 - March 2012)
• Culinary Engineer @ Facebook (May 2010 - February 2011)
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• Sous Chef and Head Cook and Purchaser @ Sweetwater Farm Catering (May 2004 - February 2011)
• Founder @ Project Shepherd (January 2009 - January 2011)
• UMass Dining - Sustainable Food Intern @ University of Massachusetts Amherst (January 2009 - May 2010)
• Banquet Tournant @ The St. Regis New York (August 2005 - August 2008)
• Edible Educator, Cofounder of EEP @ The Cabbage Hill Farm Foundation (June 2000 - November 2007)
• Cook, Server, Edible Educator. @ The Cabbage Hill Farm Foundation (June 2000 - December 2006)
• Edible Art Catering @ The Hudson Valley Flying Pig Café (June 2000 - June 2007)
• Cook and Apprentice @ Spasso Ristorante (May 2003 - January 2005)
• Extern- Culinary Institute of America @ Esalen Institute (June 2004 - September 2004)
• Extern and Cook @ Esalen Institute (May 2004 - September 2004)
• Cook and Apprentice @ Auberge Maxime (June 2001 - June 2003)