VANESHIA REED, 2025 Mosaic Fellow

Vaneshia is an MBA student at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, where she focuses on sustainable food systems and entrepreneurial finance. She is passionate about funding an inclusive and sustainable food future and ensuring that underestimated communities access the wealth and social progress generated in the innovation economy. Prior to Haas, Vaneshia worked as a chef before pivoting to investing in agrifood innovation via venture fellowships with Alumni Ventures and FoodFutureCo. She began her career in public affairs, building strategic partnerships in education and child welfare. 

Vaneshia earned her B.A. in History of Science from Harvard College. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese and enjoys creative writing and travel.