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Meet the Managing Team
Jessica Cohen
Chief Strategy Officer, Cornell '25
Navin Durbhakula
Senior Advisor, Harvard '26
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Chad Brouze
Managing Director, UMich '26
Calla Doh
Patnerships Director, Rice '26
Our Beginnings
UPGRADE Dining began in May 2024, when a group of students from across the U.S. gathered at the Food4Thought Festival and discussed their shared interests in expanding plant-based dining. After almost of a year of behind the scenes work, UPGRADE Dining publicly launched on April 12, 2025.
Isa Cossio
University Manager, Brown '25
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Ania Ting
University Manger, Emory '26
Natalie Ashkar
Procurement Consultant, Columbia '25
Harper Dunn
Tech Director, UCLA '26
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