Sofia Elizondo is the co-founder and COO of Brightseed, an A.I.-led biosciences data company that combines deep learning and omics analyses to discover which small molecules in plants hold the greatest benefit to human health. Brightseed's A.I. Forager® is indexing the world’s plants against human biological targets to reveal the power of bioactive molecules hidden in nature. As an award-winning business leader with more than a decade of experience building multimillion-dollar companies and brands in the consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and technology industries, Sofia has led innovation in the development and marketing of plant-based foods and has advised start-ups pursuing new foods and ingredients found in nature. In addition to her work with the Boston Consulting Group, she advised the United Nations on private sector adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. She has an MBA from Stanford University.