Deb Luster

Founding Team and CIO, Goodles
Co-Founder, Churchill Brands

Ms. Luster is a serial social impact entrepreneur and has been in the CPG industry since 1990 when she was on the founding team and the first President of Annie’s (now a $1 billion company owned by General Mills). She has helped launch dozens of mission-based companies, PR campaigns, and product lines; written three children’s books; and established numerous companies, including two publishing companies, a food packaging technology company, a product and service consulting company, a food consulting company, and three natural food companies. She has been on the founding team of or owner of many consumer product companies including Goodles, Can Do Kid, and Club Kokomo with Beach Boys Mike Love.

Ms. Luster is a public speaker, teacher, and podcast guest many times over has been featured over the years in numerous articles, including the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Working Women, Inc., People, Enterprising Women Magazine, Forbes, Business Ethics Magazine, NewsWeek, and Success magazine, and has been on NBC, CBS, and ABC News spots.

Ms. Luster has three grown children and lives in Mill Valley.

Ben Mand

CEO, Yerba Madre

As CEO, Ben is the driving force behind Yerba Madre’s regenerative mission, leading initiatives to certify more of their products and ingredients to the ROC Gold level, conserve and restore the Atlantic Forest, and improve the livelihoods of producers and harvesters. Previously, as the CEO of Harmless Harvest, Ben restructured the company’s supply chain, achieving 100% zero waste, converting to 100% rPET bottles, and implemented regenerative ag practices across 50% of their farms. Prior to Harmless Harvest, Ben worked in various brand marketing and innovation roles at leading companies including Plum Organics, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, and Interbrand.