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Sandeep Patel

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Chairman/CEO at Bettani Farms
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Sandeep Patel is the Chairman and CEO of plant-based food tech company Bettani Farms. His career spans operational leadership at high-growth brands like PopSockets and Califia Farms, preceded by nearly two decades in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Barclays. He holds a JD from Yale and an M. S. from MIT.

His professional life is deeply intertwined with his passion for sustainability and positive global impact. He has consistently guided companies towards using plant-based materials and solutions, viewing plant-centric diets as a key way to address climate change and improve health, reflecting a mission-driven approach to business.

Unique fact: He transitioned from a nearly 20-year career in global investment banking to executive leadership in the sustainable consumer products and food-tech space.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chairman/CEO
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Plant-Based Innovation
As CEO of Bettani Farms, he is leading the charge to scale plant-based cheese, focusing on mass-market products like mozzarella to transform the food industry.
Sustainable Consumer Goods
At PopSockets, he drove the "Plant Positive" and "The Future is Plant-Based" initiatives, incorporating sustainable materials into product lines to reduce carbon footprints.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Chairman/CEO
Bettani Farms
1-2021 - 10-2024
President & CFO
PopSockets
6-2018 - 12-2020
Chief Financial Officer
Califia Farms
12-2009 - 6-2018
Managing Director
Barclays Investment Bank
1-2007 - 1-2009
Aspen Institute Leadership Network Fellow
The Aspen Institute
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Climax Foods Announces Rebrand to Bettani Farms, $6.5 Million in New Funding and Industry Veteran Sandeep Patel as New CEO. Featured in PR Newswire
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Climax Foods rebrands as Bettani Farms, hires new CEO. Featured in AgFunderNews
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Education
1994 - 1999
JD
Yale Law School
1995 - 1998
M.S.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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