Summary
Mira Mehta is a founder and CEO with nine years of executive experience building an agricultural social enterprise that marries commercial rigor with smallholder farmer prosperity. As founder of Tomato Jos she led the rapid construction and commissioning of a multi‑million dollar tomato processing plant in northern Nigeria and scaled sourcing to over 1,000 smallholders while keeping tomato paste prices 15% below global benchmarks. Her background spans strategy, fundraising, operations and program management across international health and finance organizations, including multi‑country projects at CHAI and early strategy work at BlackRock. She combines Harvard MBA training with hands‑on community engagement—designing programs that improve livelihoods for Fulani communities and strengthening local schools and clinics—so the business’s profitability aligns with producer welfare. Based in Cambridge, MA, Mira brings rare executional depth in deploying capital, building locally rooted teams, and turning complex public‑private partnerships into measurable social and commercial impact.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at The Winsor School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Community Health, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Community Health at Brown University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Harvard Business School
The Park School - Brookline, MA