Achal Shah is VP of Strategic Development at Monetrey Mushrooms, a food and biotech company in the agriculture space, and a published contributor to AgFunderNews. With over 10 years of experience at the intersection of food, agriculture, and innovation, Achal has advised leading agribusinesses at McKinsey & Company and served as Global Strategy Lead and Chief of Staff to the CEO at RiceTec, a global seed company operating across the U.S., India, and Brazil. He has led strategies spanning seed genetics, sustainable farming, agri-biotech commercialization, digital transformation, and M&A — and spearheaded a multi-continent initiative to drive hybrid rice adoption that reduced methane emissions, cut water consumption, and improved profitability for smallholder farmers. Achal holds ...