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Tim Crosby
Chair
Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS)
Private Sector & Development author
Tim Crosby is the Co-Founder and Chair of TIFS. He is also Principal of the Thread Fund, a family office currently focused on food system transformation. Additionally, Tim is a Steering Committee Member of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and a Member of the Agroecology Fund. Previously he was Co-Chair of Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders, Manager of the Cascadia Foodshed Financing Project, and Director of Slow Money Northwest. He has also spent 15 years as a professional photographer and designer. Tim holds an MBA in Sustainable Business and a BA in Anthropology.
Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS)
TIFS (Transformational Investing in Food Systems) is an impact network dedicated to building pathways to just and sustainable food systems. The holistic approach of TIFS recognizes the full value of food production for consumers, communities, and nature. It convenes public, private and philanthropic interests that seek action toward systems transformation goals. TIFS develops and prototypes systemic investing tools that advise public and private investors on where private funds are focused within a set of system goals, and also their ability to deliver results. TIFS is an allied initiative of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food; it partners with the Agroecology Fund and other aligned initiatives to advance food systems transformation.