Nick Cooney
Nick Cooney is a managing partner at Lever VC, an investment fund focused on alternative protein companies.
He co-founded the Good Food Institute and was co-founder and Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital. He is the author of three books: Change of Heart, Veganomics, and How To Be Great At Doing Good. He previously worked for the non-profit organizations Mercy for Animals and Farm Sanctuary, and was the founder of the non-profit organization The Humane League.
Early life and education
Nick Cooney was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cooney received a bachelor's degree in Non-Violence Studies from Hofstra University in 2003.Policy and non-profit work
In 2005, Nick Cooney founded The Humane League in Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that works to protect animal welfare. Cooney is one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism by Mark Hawthorne.Since then, Nick Cooney's work promoting alternative proteins and animal protection has been featured in media outlets including CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Food Navigator, The Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal. He has also delivered lectures at international conferences and on university campuses such as Harvard and Yale.
Cooney previously worked as campaign coordinator at the non-profit Farm Sanctuary, and as executive vice president at the non-profit Mercy for Animals. He is currently a director with the non-profit Lever Foundation.