Our
Team
Our team emerges from diverse backgrounds but finds its common cause in agri-food and nutrition, and the transformative power of technology.
Our
TARUN REDDY
Founder & CEO
Tarun is a serial entrepreneur with a degree in Business Management from the internationally renowned Warwick Business School. He has been actively involved with technological businesses that are innovative, resourceful, and at the forefront of their respective industries. Tarun has held partner and director roles in companies in diverse sectors such as Media & Entertainment, Technology, Sports and Agri-Tech.
He has pursued a career in motorsports initially, having competed in national and international racing competitions, winning several podium positions. Witnessing the technological advances in the automotive industry first-hand, Tarun actively seeks out opportunities that secure the health of the planet
His commitment to sustainability correlates with the conception behind the aim of Ostara, to solve the global challenges of food, agriculture and healthcare through both sustainable and profitable means, driven by technology.
Operations & Advisory
G. Keerthi Sri
- 15+ years of experience market research, HR
- Client Relations, Heidrick & Struggles
- HR Advisor, SIS Infotech
- HR Advisor, Green Capital Holdings Pvt., Ltd.
- Recruitment Consultant, Catalyze Group
- MBA, Osmania University
Peter Schoevers
- 15+ years of experience in Agriculture and Pharmaceutical technology
- Founder, marviQ
- Founder, Julius Clinical
- Founder, Catalyze
- Serial Investor in Biotech and Agrifood companies
Kalyan Chakravarthy
- 20+ years of experience in the Food and Agriculture Sector
- Account Manager Asia, Wageningen University and Research
- Former Country Head for Food & Agribusiness, Yes Bank
- Former Executive Director, IFFCO
- Former Senior Manager, Rabobank International
Jigna Merchant
- 15+ years of experience in Nutrition
- Global Head of Nutrition, Upfield
- Former Nutrition Project Manager, Danone Nutricia Research
- Former Senior Manager in Medical Affairs, Nutricia Baby Nutrition
- M.S Nutrition Science, Syracuse University
Bernhard Herbort
- 25+ years of experience in and around the livestock sector including feed ingredient and additive industry
- Doctoral degree in Agricultural Sciences (Dr. sc. agr.), Goettingen University
- Product and later Business Development Manager, Euroduna Group
- Several Marketing positions, Lohmann Animal Health
- Global Category Manager Gut Health Feed Additives, Cargill
- Global Technical and Commercial Solutions Manager Swine, Nutreco
Stacy Pyett
- 20+ years of experience in Sustainable Global Protein Systems
- Project Manager Proteins for Life, Wageningen University & Research
- Board Member, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
- Executive Board Member, University of Minnesota- Plant Protein Innovation Center
- Former Research Scientist- Campina Innovation
- Global Technical and Commercial Solutions Manager Swine, Nutreco
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan