Renu Ballantine
Captain · DISC type DSRenu Ballantine is the Chief Financial Officer at Vessa, an AI-powered dining assistant, blending her corporate finance and engineering background with her culinary passion. After a 25-year career at companies like ExxonMobil, she trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine to launch her successful private chef and food consulting businesses.
Outside of her corporate and entrepreneurial roles, Renu is deeply committed to community causes, particularly those related to food poverty, and has served as a non-executive finance director for a community café. She draws inspiration from her father, a food scientist, and authored the cookbook "From Boardroom to Bouillabaisse. "
Interesting fact: At age 50, Renu pivoted from a senior corporate career to retrain as a professional chef, successfully building her culinary business from the ground up.
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