Our Team

The Food System 6 team is a passionate group of food-industry change-agents working together to support the FS6 mission and entrepreneurs. You can learn more about what we're working on and where we came from by navigating to the Linkedin profiles connected to each team member.

Caesaré Assad
CEO

My 20+ years of food work as a chef, entrepreneur, and business executive spans entity types and functions - all centered around healing connections through food and building community.

I grew up in rural Oklahoma and that experience has made me especially passionate about surfacing and supporting food and agriculture issues that impact rural, oppressed, and marginalized communities. I have dedicated my life's work to building and seeking food system solutions that improve wealth and health for all people.

In my role at FS6, I am able to combine my professional experiences with my passion, and creativity - all in support of incredible entrepreneurs who are creating a better food system every day. I love to collaborate and willingly share what we're learning. I believe that collaboration is the key to success and am eager to share our learnings with other advocates for change.

Perri Kramer
Program Director

Melissa Rouse
​Communications Director

Allison Hagey
Board Member

Peter Herz
Co-founder, CFO & Board Member

Sara Ahmed Holman
Board Member

Renske Lynde
Co-founder & Board President