Sara Menker is Founder and C.E.O. of Gro Intelligence, a technology company that is bridging data gaps across the global agriculture sector, empowering decision-makers and creating a more informed, connected, efficient and productive global agriculture industry. Gro is AI for agriculture.

Prior to founding Gro, Menker was a Vice President in Morgan Stanley’s commodities group. She began her career in commodities risk management, where she covered all commodity markets and subsequently moved to trading, where she managed a trading portfolio.

Menker is a trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) and a trustee of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). She was named a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Institute.

Menker received a B.A. in economics and African studies at Mount Holyoke College and the London School of Economics and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.