
John Hartnett
Founder & CEO,
SVG VENTURES | THRIVE
John Hartnett is Founder and CEO of SVG Ventures | THRIVE, an innovation and investment platform based in Silicon Valley working with Fortune 500 corporations and global technology start-ups to advance the future of Food & Agriculture. SVG | THRIVE is the leading investor and agrifood accelerator in the world with over 80 investments in the past decade. John is Founder of the leading global Forbes AgTech Summit, a joint venture he created with Forbes Media, and has partnered with the USDA on the National Innovation Imperative working with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. John is a serial entrepreneur and has served on both private and public boards such as Aer Lingus (FTSE: AERL), Ireland's national airline, as well as boards of various technology companies.