Shayna Harris

Fund: Food and AgTech Fund

Location: Chicago

Shayna is the co-founder and Managing Director at Supply Change Capital, an early-stage venture firm investing at the intersection of food, culture, and technology. She was previously the Chief Growth Officer of Farmer’s Fridge—a network of automated smart Fridges that vend chef-curated meals. In addition, Shayna has advised brands such as Mars, Stonyfield, Unilever, and Starbucks on how to implement strategic sourcing and sustainability programs within their businesses.

Shayna Harris has spent her career developing sustainable food strategies in more than 20 countries. Over the past two decades, she has led teams through fast-changing, ambiguous environments and has simultaneously managed remote teams across four continents—effectively working across timezones, cultures, and languages.

Currently, Shayna serves on the Board of Directors of Sourcemap (software that helps the largest companies in the world manage their end-to-end supply chains), Sitka Salmon Shares (a direct-to-consumer seafood company that is a leading provider of premium wild Alaskan seafood from small-boat family fishermen to home cooks in the United States), and Doselva (a spice company supporting agroforestry systems in Central America).

In 2020, she was recognized as a Trailblazer by Chicago Fair Trade, an organization that she co-founded in 2005.

Shayna proudly earned her MBA from MIT, was named a Fulbright Scholar, and earned her BA from Boston University with a dual degree in International Relations and Political Science. She is a contributing writer at Forbes and a published author.