Ospraie Employee

** Independent Consultant

Dwight Anderson

Managing Partner
Portfolio Manager

Ospraie Real Assests

Nate Ebeling

Head of Real Assets
25 years

Arman Bhulyan

Research Analyst
10 years

Charlie Talcott

Research Analyst
7 years

Joseph Suttles

Research
19 years

**20+ Outsourced Subject Matter Experts

Ospraie Commodity

Greg Mecca

Trader / Analyst
27 years

Complete Commodity Solutions **

Coffee & Cocoa
15+ years

DNEXT **

Grains & Softs
30+ years

James Fitzpatrick **

Metals
19 years

Kiski Alpha Partners **

Risk Mgmt
30+ years

Andreas Hommert

Metals
30+ years

Thomas Burke

Softs & Ags
15 years

Wilton Agricultural Strategies **

Hong Xu

Grains
8 years

Sabre Mayhugh

Grains
17 years

Todd Smith

Livestock
31 years

Mintak Joo

Oilseeds
20 years

Ospraie Ag Science

Jason Mraz

President / Head
35 years

Carl Casale

Sustainable Crop Inputs
37 years

Zach Morse

Deal Analyst
12 years

Tom Wiltrout **

Agriculture
40+ years

Lee Vetsch

Generalist
4 years

Yogesh Mago **

Investments
20 years

Chris Papouras **

Controlled Env. Ag
32 years

Ospraie Commodity

Dwight Anderson

Portfolio Manager

Thomas Burke

Grains and Softs

Greg Mecca

Grains and Softs

Andreas Hommert

Metals Consultant

James Fitzpatrick

Metals Consultant

**20+ Outsourced Subject Matter Experts

Ospraie Real Assets

Nathan Ebeling

Head of Real Assets

Arman Bhuiyan

Research Analyst

Charlie Talcott

Research Analyst

Joseph Suttles

Research Analyst

Erik Peters

Research Analyst

**20+ Outsourced Subject Matter Experts

Ospraie Ag Science

Jason Mraz

President / Head

Carl Casale

Sustainable Crop Inputs

Zachary Morse **

Consultant

Tom Wiltrout **

Agriculture

Lee Vetsch

Generalist

Yogesh Mago **

Investments

Ospraie Services Group

Scott Baglio

COO/CCO General Counsel

Joseph Maloney

Asst Legal Counsel

Brendan Poff

Director of Operations

Lulu Eng

Controller

Craig Swanson

Director of Finance

Molyssa Resta

Director of Investor Relations

John Li

IT Director

Matthew Lam

Operations Associate

Dawn Pennisi

Office Manager

Abigail Greenfield

Admin Assistant

Ospraie Employee

** Independent Consultant

Arman Bhuiyan

Research Analyst

Thomas Burke

Portfolio Manager – Grains and Softs

Carl Casale

Sustainable Crop Inputs

Lulu Eng

Controller

James Fitzpatrick

Metals Consultant

Abigail Greenfield

Executive / Administrative Assistant

Andreas Hommert

Metals Consultant

Matthew Lam

Operations Associate

John Li

IT Director

Yogesh Mago **

Investments Consultant

Joseph Maloney

Assistant Legal Counsel

Greg Mecca

Trader – Grains and Softs

Zachary Morse **

Investments Consultant

Dawn Pennisi

Executive Assistant / Office Manager

Erik Peters

Research Analyst

Brendan Poff

Director of Operations

Molyssa Resta

Director of Investor Relations

Joseph Suttles **

Research Analyst

Craig Swanson

Director of Finance

Charlie Talcott

Research Analyst

Lee Vetsch

Research Analyst

Tom Wiltrout **

Agriculture Consultant
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Arman Bhuiyan

Arman Bhuiyan is a member of the Real Assets team at Ospraie Management, focusing primarily on agriculture investments. He was previously a Senior Associate at StepStone Group and an Associate at Harvard Management Company, where he similarly focused on agriculture, timber, and renewable energy investments. He began his career in debt capital markets at Lloyds Banking Group and in impact venture capital at Capria Ventures, a Bill Gates-backed fund. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his undergraduate degree from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Thomas Burke

Thomas Burke is a portfolio manager at Ospraie with a focus on agriculture, softs, and livestock. He started his career at Ospraie in 2010 and has served in various roles across trading, research, and marketing. He earned a BA in finance and economics from the University of Notre Dame.

Carl Casale

Carl Casale is an Operating Partner who evaluates agriculture deals and serves on several boards of directors of companies in the OAS and ORA portfolios. Previously, Mr. Casale served as a Non-Executive Director, Independent Director, and member of the Audit Committee and Independent Directors at Syngenta. Mr. Casale spent twenty-six years working for Monsanto Company, starting as a sales representative in 1984, and after several sales, marketing, business development, and business leadership roles, concluded his tenure as Chief Financial Officer. In 2011, he left Monsanto to become CEO of CHS Inc., the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States. Mr. Casale earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Oregon State University and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

Jinglu “LuLu” Eng

Jinglu “LuLu” Eng is the Controller at Ospraie. Ms. Eng joined ParkRiver as Controller in 2014 and continued in the same role at Ospraie after ParkRiver’s reabsorption in 2022. Ms. Eng was an audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP and serviced commodity pool, private equity, and hedge fund clients from 2000 to 2012. Prior to joining ParkRiver, Ms. Eng was a senior manager of accounting at Man Investments Inc. from 2012 to 2014. Ms. Eng is a Certified Public Accountant. She earned a BS in accounting from Rutgers University in 2000.

Abigail Greenfield

Abigail Greenfield serves as an Executive/Administrative and provides additional back-office support at Ospraie. Prior to joining Ospraie, Ms. Greenfield was an associate at FxSpotStream where she built and managed relationships with current and prospective clients from many global banks and Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Greenfield holds a MA in International Relations and Modern History from the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom.

Andreas Hommert

Andreas Hommert is a base metals analyst who serves as a consultant for Ospraie. Prior to launching his consultancy firm, Mr. Hommert was a metals trader and analyst at Ospraie and the Partner and Head of Research at Citrine Capital. Before that, he was Head of Commodity Research at Touradji Capital with a focus on industrial materials, shipping, and China, and he was also Head of Commodity Research at Catequil Asset Management. Mr. Hommert was previously employed at Mitsui Bussan Commodities Ltd. and at PaineWebber Inc. He began his career as a sales trader in aluminum at MG Commodities Ltd. Mr. Hommert earned a master’s degree, summa cum laude, in business and economics from Université de Fribourg/Universität Freiburg in Switzerland.

Matthew Lam

Matthew Lam is an Operations Associate at Ospraie. Mr. Lam joined ParkRiver in 2017 as an Operations Associate. He assists traders in matters outside of direct trading, such as trade reconciliations, reporting, and ad hoc issues that arise. Mr. Lam also serves as a direct communication point between traders, executing brokers, and clearing firms to allow for the seamless flow of trading. Within Ospraie, he has taken on responsibilities that include accounting and compliance. Mr. Lam graduated with a BA in economics from Villanova University.

John Li

John Li is the Director of IT for Ospraie Management LLC. Mr. Li began his career in the year of Y2K (2000) after graduating from Baruch College with a BBA in Computer Information Systems. Over the past 20+ years Mr. Li has built a solid background in all areas of IT from Helpdesk, Field Technician, Manager and Director of IT. Prior to joining Ospraie, Mr. Li was the Director of IT for ParkRiver Fund Solutions.

Yogesh Mago

Yogesh Mago has over 15 years of experience in fundamental, bottom-up investing across a variety of industries globally, including agriculture, travel, consumer, transportation, industrials, and real estate. Mr. Mago serves as a consultant for Ospraie, reviewing agriculture transactions and serving on the boards of directors of several OAS portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Mago worked as a Senior Investment Analyst at Ospraie and at Merchants’ Gate Capital L.P. Mr. Mago is the President and Co-Founder of Operation Water, a nonprofit organization that aims to deliver sustainable access to clean water in impoverished countries through the development of scalable infrastructure projects. In addition, he serves on the advisory board of Girl Rising, a nonprofit organization behind the worldwide social action campaign for girls’ education and empowerment. Mr. Mago has a bachelor’s degree in finance and international business from New York University.

Joseph Maloney

Joseph Maloney is the Assistant General Counsel at Ospraie Management and advises on private equity investments, venture capital transactions, and portfolio company matters. Prior to joining Ospraie, Mr. Maloney was a partner at Zukerman Gore Brandeis & Crossman, where he advised clients on private equity and venture capital investments, capital markets transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Maloney was also a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, complex reorganizations, and capital markets transactions. Driven by a desire to give back to his community after 9/11, Mr. Maloney enlisted as a volunteer firefighter immediately following the terrorist attacks in New York City and served his community for over 20 years. Mr. Maloney holds a JD from Fordham University School of Law and a BA from Boston College.

Greg Mecca

Greg Mecca serves as an Analyst and Trader at Ospraie with a focus on agriculture markets. Prior to joining Ospraie, Mr. Mecca was a portfolio manager at DRW. Prior to DRW, he led global hedging strategy and research of soft veg oils as part of the Commodity Risk Management team at Unilever. Before that, Mr. Mecca was a portfolio manager at Invenio Asset Management (Olam) in Singapore, where he led oilseed and veg oil trading and research. Mr. Mecca previously joined Blenheim Capital Management as a trader and research analyst and later became a portfolio manager focusing on agriculture and soft commodity futures markets. Mr. Mecca received an AB in economics from Princeton University.

Dawn Pennisi

Ms. Pennisi brings over three decades of experience in office management, executive support, and operational coordination across both corporate and nonprofit sectors. Prior to her time at Ospraie Management, she worked at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Ms. Pennisi holds a BA from the State University of New York.

Erik Peters

Erik Peters is a Research Analyst at Ospraie. Prior to joining Ospraie, Mr. Peters was an associate at PwC Strategy&, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on value creation and operations transformation initiatives. Mr. Peters holds a BA in economics and a certificate in environmental studies from Princeton University.

Brendan Poff

Brendan Poff is the Director of Operations for Ospraie Management. Previously, Mr. Poff served as the Director of Operations for ParkRiver Fund Solutions LP with an emphasis on the commodities space and start-up funds. He started his career as a Senior Analyst for Citi Hedge Fund Administration. Mr. Poff earned his MBA (magna cum laude) from Fordham University School of Business and holds BS degrees in biochemistry and business management from The College of New Jersey, with memberships in the Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies.

Molyssa Resta

Molyssa Resta is the Director of Investor Relations for Ospraie Management. Ms. Resta began her career with ParkRiver Fund Solutions LP in 2011, where she ran the Investor Relations and Accounts Payable departments. Ms. Resta earned her BA in psychology and women’s studies from the University of Delaware.

Craig Swanson

Craig Swanson is the Director of Finance at Ospraie Management, overseeing the Ospraie Real Assets Fund. Mr. Swanson joined Ospraie in 2023 after nearly two decades of experience in the private equity space at firms such as Centre Lane Partners, KPS Capital Partners, Macquarie, and Cantor Fitzgerald, where he operated as either a Controller or an Executive-Level Analyst. Mr. Swanson holds a BS in business administration from Bucknell University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Charlie Talcott

Charlie Talcott is a Senior Associate at Ospraie focusing on energy and technology investments. Mr. Talcott was previously Vice President of Operations at Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ: SDIG) and an Associate at Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corporation. He started his career as an analyst in the technology investment banking group at Barclays. Mr. Talcott is a Fulbright grantee, and he received his undergraduate degree in business administration and German literature and culture from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated summa cum laude and with highest honors.

Lee Vetsch

Lee Vetsch is an Investment Analyst at Ospraie, where he sources and evaluates venture capital, growth-equity, and real-assets opportunities while supporting portfolio companies with business development and strategic initiatives. Mr. Vetsch earned an MS in agribusiness and applied economics from North Dakota State University, authoring a published thesis on ag-tech valuations and co-authoring peer-reviewed papers and analysis for agribusiness. During school, his early experiences included industrial-focused equity research positions at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and private equity firms. Mr. Vetsch remains involved in agricultural production through his family’s grain and livestock farm and through the co-founding of a small vertical farming business focused on leafy greens in the upper Midwest.

Tom Wiltrout

Tom Wiltrout is an Operating Partner who evaluates agriculture deals and serves on the boards of directors of companies in the OAS and ORA portfolios. Mr. Wiltrout has spent his entire career in the agriculture industry, including 35 years at Dow AgroSciences, where he served as a strategic leader developing the global seeds business. Mr. Wiltrout was a member of the American Seed Trade Association’s Board of Directors and served on the Board of Directors of Agri Institute, Indiana’s premier agricultural leadership program. He has also served on several additional boards of directors, including Ag Alumni Seeds, Innovative Seeds Solutions LLC, and Remington Holding LLC. Mr. Wiltrout earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry and a master’s degree in forest ecology from Purdue University.