Feed An Island

John Kendall is the Founder and CEO of Feed An Island, a mission-driven initiative focused on transforming food security in island nations and underserved communities through regenerative agriculture and climate-smart technologies such as Crop Circle Farms and Gardens. With a background in sustainable development, environmental entrepreneurship, and innovative social impact strategies, John has dedicated his career to addressing some of the most urgent challenges facing island food systems that include dependence on expensive and unreliable supply chains, water scarcity and lack of arable land space.

Stacey Alvarez de la Campa is a legal and educational consultant, environmental activist, and Indigenous climate advocate in Barbados. With degrees in Literature, Law, Education, and a Master’s in Island Studies (specializing in Indigenous climate adaptation), she left the corporate world to focus on climate justice and human rights. She’s worked with the University of Strathclyde’s Ocean Explorers Programme, is a Climate Reality Leader, and holds Climate Law and Governance certification from Cambridge and partners. A Garifuna minority member, Stacey co-founded Climate Rights & Justice International to elevate marginalized voices and drive human rights-centered climate policy.

Dr. Balaji Vasudevan is a globally recognized and active thought leader in food and agriculture sector. He is a startup hatcher and nurser, provide venture builder services to global startup founders working to help translate novel ideas and innovations into ventures. With over 20 years of synthetic biology, agtech, agbiotech, agri-foodtech, climate ag, regen ag, crop improvement and global consulting experience for startups in 10 plus countries, industry, VC, CVC, angels, incubator, accelerator, venture studio, non-profits and academia combined, he is driven by a desire to help companies bring break-through agri-food technologies to market that create a sustainable climate-resilient food and agriculture eco-system to address global food in security.

Ron DeKok is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience leading growth initiatives at privately held firms, global multinationals, and Fortune 500 companies. He combines strategic vision with a genuine belief in people to drive transformative results across domestic and international markets. Ron has reimagined corporate structures to unlock new revenue streams, built and led cross-functional teams to deliver double-digit expansion, and forged powerful partnerships that accelerate innovation and operational excellence. Guided by a passion for sustainability and high-impact execution, he turns bold ideas into real-world value, inspiring diverse teams and delighting stakeholders around the globe.

Dr. Dominique Carter is an award-winning scientist, diplomat, and entrepreneur whose work in science and technology policy has advanced agriculture, health, and the bioeconomy. As the first Assistant Director for Agricultural Sciences, Innovation, and Workforce at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, she shaped global strategies on food security and sustainable development. Honored with the 2024 Black Women in Food Trailblazer Award, she is also an Aspen Institute Food Leaders Fellow, CFR member, HBR Advisory Council member, and on the Advisory Board for SIA-Africa.

Haani Jafri has over 15 years of experience in agricultural research and the food industry. He began his career supporting agribusiness as part of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service. This segued into a series of food industry start-ups like Impossible Foods, where contributions included basic research, product development, and downstream process development. Haani is experienced within the food industry from agricultural research to food product development and manufacturing. He is excited to contribute this experience to Feed An Island and be part of a project that improves the world.